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The Ohio River Bridges Downtown Span August 24-29, 2015

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Nick Roberts

The Downtown Span of the Ohio River Bridges Project. HDR Version

Last week the Ohio River Bridges Downtown Span grew another 180 feet in length. The cable stays on Tower Five were completed and the scaffolding to the top of the towers was removed. One of the cranes being used to build the bridge structure blew an engine but that didn’t keep the structural gang from completing the building of another 45 feet of bridge.

Morning stretch

The Downtown Span

The Downtown Span #2

The Downtown Span #3

Operating Engineers Carl Ernst and Nan Grant removing a blown engine from the crane.

Nan Grant at work.

Carpenters building a walkway for the approach to the downtown span.

Western tower on Pier Three

Ironworkers setting a floor beam for the downtown span

Mike Salsman starting the floor beam pick.

Picking a floor beam

Ironworkers setting a floor beam for the downtown span #2

Morning prep for hanging structural beams.

Towboat sunrise

Daybreak

Picking a side girder for the downtown span

The downtown span is nearly complete.

Ironworkers setting a floor beam for the downtown span #3

Ironworkers setting a floor beam for the downtown span #4

Trey Dewitt and Barry Clifford setting a a side girder for the downtown span

Picking a side girder for the downtown span #3

Ironworker, Trey Dewitt, bolting the side girder in place.

Overlooking the Kentucky approach to the downtown span

The downtown span is nearly complete. #2

Bridge deck on pier three.

Coal barge passes by tower three.

Louisville skyline seen from atop toer thtree.

Looking north from the western tower on pier three.

Trey Dewitt rigging the pick.

Side girder

Side Girder

Cable stay gang and carpenters on pier four.

Cable stay gang and carpenters on pier four. #2

Cable stay gang and carpenters on pier four. #3

Cable stay gang and carpenters on pier four. #4

Cable stay gang and carpenters on pier four. #5

Cable stay gang and carpenters on pier four. #6

Cable stay gang and carpenters on pier four. #7

Cable stay gang and carpenters on pier four. #8

Cable stay gang and carpenters on pier four. #9

The photos in this post are both three frame HDR mergers and single frame images. In all cases the image was first adjusted for sharpness and color saturation in Adobe Camera Raw followed by a trip into Photoshop CS5 for lens correction when needed. I also used Topaz Clarity to bring out the texture and contrast which I applied to a separate layer; in several cases the opacity of the Topaz Clarity layer was reduced to between 25 -75%.

Progress of the Downtown Span of the Ohio River Bridges Project.

Posted on August 23, 2015August 23, 2015 by Nick Roberts

This group of images shows the progress of the Downtown Span of the Ohio River Bridges Project. The bridge deck is nearing completion as the Ironworker’s Structural Gang and Cable Stay Gangs extend the bridge decks on all three towers toward one another. It won’t be long until all the structural steel and cables are in place and the bridge will be one piece from shore to shore.

Panorama of The Ohio River Bridges Project Downtown Span at sunup.

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The Ohio River Bridges Project Downtown Span at sunup #2

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The Ohio River Bridges Project Downtown Span at sunup — The Ohio River Bridges Project Downtown Span at sunup.

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Panorama of The Ohio River Bridges Project Downtown Span at sunup. #4

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The Ohio River Bridges Project Downtown Span at sunup from Waterfront Park.

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Panorama of The Ohio River Bridges Project Downtown Span at sunup. onOne Perfect B&W Version

For this final panorama I decided to convert the scene to black and white simply to see what effect it would have on the image when compared to the color images.

Surveyors William Moylan and Garran Wesseman

Posted on August 19, 2015August 21, 2015 by Nick Roberts

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In this photo William Moylan is working with Garran Wesseman who is standing on the right hand end of a side girder on Tower Three of the Downtown Span of the Ohio River Bridges Project. This was the first section of the downtown span that was attached to Tower Three and marked another milestone in the construction timeline. After this section was placed all three towers were supporting sections of the new bridge.

The surveyors continuously monitor the placement of the bridge components in order to make sure that the bridge is staying true to the design specifications. Their survey equipment is all electronic and communicates the measurements to the surveyors and engineers in real time so that the decisions they make are accurate.

William Moylan talks with his partner Garren Wesseman as they measure the placement of the side girder and road girders of the downtown span. — William Moylan talks with his partner Garran Wesseman as they measure the placement of the side girder and road girders of the downtown span.

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William Moylan at work.

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Duck’s Nest on Tower Five

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Nick Roberts

Duck’s Nest made from scrap tie wire pieces on the Ohio River Bridges Project Tower Five.

Early February in Section One of the Ohio River Bridges Project

Posted on March 30, 2015March 30, 2015 by Nick Roberts

Early February in Section One of the Ohio River Bridges Project I captured the images in this post. On this particular morning I was scouting the area around Adams Street into Main Street at Slugger Field looking for photos that would use the early morning light.