Childs Engineering as a subcontractor to the prime consultant conducted a design level underwater inspection of the piers supporting the 1080 foot span suspension bridge. The results of the inspection were then used to develop repairs for the 73 year old structure which is on the national register for historic structures.
Continue »Childs Engineering has provided underwater bridge inspection services to the Maine DOT for over 15 years. The highway bridges inspected include single spans supported on concrete abutments, multiple span bridges on concrete abutments or supported on piles.
Childs Engineering Corporation conducted an above water and underwater inspection of Piers 15 through 20 of the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge. The bridge was constructed circa 1940 over the Piscataqua River and connects Portsmouth, New Hampshire to Kittery, Maine by way of U.S. Route 1 Bypass. The bridge is 2,804 feet long and is supported by a total of 23 piers.
Continue »Childs Engineering Corporation was tasked by the U.S. Navy to inspect and design repairs to Bridge 896 at the Marine Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina. This project was based on a previous inspection performed by Childs which identified several structural deficiencies.
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