I-476 Northeast Extension Turnpike Bridge over Lehigh River


I-476 Northeast Extension Turnpike Bridge over Lehigh River

I476br-newClient: Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

Location: Borough of Parryville, Carbon County

This project involves the replacement of two mainline bridges: NB525 (11 spans), which carries the Northeast Extension of the Turnpike (I-476) over the Lehigh River, the Norfolk Southern Railroad, PA Route 248, the abandoned Lehigh Railroad bed, and a canal; and NB-526 (6 spans), which carries the Northeast Extension of the Turnpike (I-476) over the Pohopoco Creek. The bridges are located near the town of Parryville. The I-476 bridge over the Lehigh River is located in the Borough of Parryville and Mahoning Township in Carbon County, PA. The I-476 bridge over Pohopoco Creek is located wholly in the Borough of Parryville.

Navarro & Wright is providing Geotechnical Services to Modjeski and Masters, Inc., which include Pre-Final Geotechnical Investigations; Problem Statement and Draft Exploration Plan and Pre-Final Subsurface Investigations. The subsurface investigations include pre-final slope borings, other pre-final borings, boring logs and profiles and the Geotechnical Engineering Report.