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The highly-engineered Safespan®
Multi-Span Bridge Platform System was developed in 1995 by experienced
bridge rehabilitation contractors to mitigate the risks and difficulties
associated with their line of work: safety and inspection issues,
environmental concerns, business interruption, emergency situations,
rising labor costs, and the need for increased efficiencies. Dissatisfied
with available bridge access options and their associated costs, these
entrepreneurs pooled their industry knowledge, insight and experience to
develop a safer, more efficient and economical option for organizations
involved in bridge rehabilitation.
Safespan's proprietary design approach was proven on Long Island in a
prototype installation on the 25-span, 4,186' (1,275.9m) long Robert Moses
Bridge, whose roadway peaks at 70' (21.3m) above the Fire Island Inlet.
The winning contractor was able to bid well below the second lowest, with
more than half of the difference attributable to the labor savings he
anticipated and achieved from the new platform system. The job took just
13 months to complete, against a New York State-projected schedule of 17.
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details on the Robert Moses project.
The Safespan Multi-Span Bridge Platform System quickly caught on with
contractors working on a wide range of bridges, including several complex
skewed and double-deck structures, as well as various industrial
applications. Beginning in October 1995, Safespan systems have already
been successfully utilized on more than 30 projects from coast to coast.
They included difficult steel arch, concrete arch, bascule, and swing
bridges, as well as suspension, girder, floor beam, and many types of
truss configurations. Several
U.S. patents have been issued on Safespan's cable-suspended platform
device since 1998; and several more domestic and foreign patents are
pending. Safespan Platform Systems, Inc. is the exclusive party licensed
to manufacture, sell and/or install such products in the U.S.A. under
these patents and Safespan Europe, Ltd., is the exclusive party licensed
to do so in Europe.
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Safespan's
system was the profit-boosting platform solution for Crane Hogan
Structural Systems, Inc., which refurbed the magnificent concrete
arch Veterans' Memorial Bridge, Rochester, NY.
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details
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In addition to a
multitude of highway spans, Safespan's platforms are being used
increasingly to speed the rehabilitation of bridges carrying, and/or
crossing over railroads and transit lines.
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details
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