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34-597: The main cantilever span was modeled on the similar Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge which had been built downstream by Arkansas and Mississippi roughly two decades earlier. However, the river navigation issues that led to the replacement of the Humphreys Bridge with the Greenville Bridge do not apply to the Helena Bridge, as the river curve here is far less severe than the one just upstream from

68-452: A "Top 40 Under 40" award. In 2015, HNTB's Clint Laaser, RA, LEED AP, received the same recognition. The annual award by the magazine recognizes 40 aviation industry professionals under the age of 40 for their academic, professional and community achievements. HNTB's aviation projects have earned several awards. The firm created the conceptual design for the 221-foot-tall air traffic control tower at San Francisco International Airport. In 2016,

102-541: A national flood control program on the Mississippi and promoted the concept of flood control to contain the river. The bridge opened on October 4, 1940, to great fanfare. Its main span width was 840 feet (260 m), the highway bridge with the longest span on the Mississippi River. The width of the roadway was 24 feet (7.3 m)—two lanes of 12 feet (3.7 m) each with no shoulders . Both

136-528: A sharp bend in the Mississippi River, the bridge became a hazard to river traffic; barges and towboats frequently collided with it. In 1994, a study concluded that a new bridge was needed and the old one should be torn down. In 2010, a new bridge, the Greenville Bridge , was opened as a replacement further downriver from the sharp bend. In 2011, work began to remove the Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge. The Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge, very modern in its time,

170-464: A sports architecture practice. In 1982, it acquired the rail firm of Thomas K. Dyer adding track, signal, communications and traction power to its portfolio, thus positioning the firm to serve the rail industry. In 1993, it formally changed its name to HNTB Corporation. In 2000, the firm became employee-owned. HNTB's architecture projects have included Levi's Stadium in San Francisco, home of

204-480: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a bridge in Mississippi is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge The Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge was a two-lane cantilevered truss bridge carrying U.S. Route 82 / U.S. Route 278 across the Mississippi River between Lake Village, Arkansas and Greenville, Mississippi . It

238-952: Is called the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. HNTB was project oversight representative for the Florida Department of Transportation on the Sisters Creek Bridge replacement in Jacksonville, Florida. In 2017, the project earned a National Awards of Merit in the Transportation category from the Design-Build Institute of America. HNTB led the final design for the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge in Boston. The company won an award for

272-497: Is the architect of record on Orlando International Airport's new south terminal project. The project won a 2017 American Architecture Award. The firm also supports mentoring programs for young professionals in the aviation market. Ted Zoli is currently the national bridge chief engineer at HNTB. In 2016, the National Steel Bridge Alliance gave HNTB awards for several bridge projects. These included

306-729: The Chicago Transit Authority Red Line Wilson Station Reconstruction Project in Chicago, including train control, communications, mechanical, architectural, environmental mitigation support and structural. The project was completed in 2017. HNTB was part of a joint venture that was lead designer on the Dallas Area Rapid Transit South Oak Cliff Extension 3 project. The project was completed in 2016. HNTB won

340-521: The College of William & Mary , University of Southern California , and University of Michigan . The firm consists of around 7,200 professional staff across 79 locations, and is active in all major architectural specialties in the United States and around the world. Waddell & Harrington was formed in 1907 as a partnership between John Alexander Low Waddell and John Lyle Harrington and

374-486: The Mississippi Department of Transportation explored alternatives to upgrading the crossing of US 82 and issued a report that explored a four-lane crossing at Greenville. It concluded the best of several alternatives it identified was to build a new bridge 0.5 miles (0.80 km) downriver from the old one and to remove the old bridge. Additional studies evaluated the type of bridge to build, and by 1995,

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408-678: The San Francisco 49ers , completed in 2014; the Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower Airport terminal, which opened in 2015; an expansion of Kroger Field at the University of Kentucky; Camping World Stadium reconstruction in Orlando in 2014; and Bartle Hall Convention Center Ballroom Expansion in 2007. In 2014, Airport Business Magazine recognized two of the company's aviation experts, James Long PE and Jennie Santoro, with

442-413: The cable-stayed bridge was chosen as the best design to fit the river and soil conditions, as well as providing sufficient clearance for river navigation. Engineering plans were completed in 1999 for the Greenville Bridge , its replacement. The new Greenville Bridge opened to traffic on August 4, 2010. In 2011, the massive process of removing the old bridge by cutting into small sections to be recycled

476-804: The 2017 Bronze Engineering Excellence Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts for its work supporting the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority on the Fitchburg Commuter Rail Improvement Program. HNTB was lead designer for the SR99 Tunnel Project in Seattle. The tunnel was completed in 2017 and opened in 2019. HNTB was the independent design verifier for

510-626: The Florida Department of Transportation. HNTB supported the Florida Department of Transportation to complete I-595 Corridor Roadway Improvements in Broward County, Florida, which reached substantial completion in 2014. HNTB works on transit stations, commuter rail, Bus Rapid Transit, Positive Train Control, streetcars and others. The company is a supporter of high-speed rail projects. HNTB provided several services on

544-518: The Greenville Bridge was hit more times by barges than any other bridge on the Mississippi. The bridge was located close to a sharp bend in the Mississippi; towboats and barges had difficulty making the sharp turn and regaining their course in time to avoid a collision with the bridge. Over the years many have not been able to make the turn quickly and have hit it. The bridge had become a danger to river traffic. A 1994 engineering study by

578-581: The Humphreys and Greenville Bridges. The bridge had a stated construction cost of $ 14 million, and was opened as a toll bridge in 1961 until that initial cost was repaid. The total length of the bridge is slightly less than a mile and it replaced an earlier ferry. The bridge superstructure suffered its first substantial damage from a barge accident in July 1997. This article about a bridge in Arkansas

612-924: The Istanbul Strait Crossing tunnel in Turkey. The tunnel, also known as the Eurasia Tunnel , established a connection between the European and Asian sides of the city, and opened in 2016. The project won a 2016 Global Best Project award from Engineering News-Record, and engineering industry publication, in the Bridge/Tunnel category. The Milwaukee Office (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) was named No 1. Best Place to Work in Milwaukee in 2020, 2021, & 2022 by Milwaukee's Business Journal . Ashley Booth, HNTB's national streetcar practice leader,

646-898: The Johnson County Gateway Interchange for the Kansas Department of Transportation, and program management consultant services on the U.S. 290 Corridor rebuild for the Texas Department of Transportation. Additionally, the firm has served on the I-94 reconstruction for the Michigan Department of Transportation, the Milwaukee Zoo Interchange for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, and

680-804: The Poplar Street Bridge project for the Missouri Department of Transportation. HNTB's intelligent transportation systems projects have included system design and maintenance and operations services for a smart truck parking system in Michigan and the Tampa Bay SunGuide Center. HNTB also supports the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority on Tampa Connected Vehicle Pilot and a Truck Parking Availability System for

714-1162: The South Park Bascule Bridge in Seattle; the Portsmouth Memorial Bridge between New Hampshire and Maine; the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge in St. Louis; and the Falls Flyover Ramp in Wichita, Kansas. HNTB serves as owner's engineer for the New York State Thruway Authority on the New NY Bridge project , which replaces the Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River in New York. The new bridge

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748-721: The Washington County Chamber of Commerce), to get Congress to pass a law authorizing the bridge. The bill authorizing the bridge was signed into law in August 1937 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt . In 1938, Smith applied for money from the Works Progress Administration to fund the estimated $ 4.5 million it would take to build the bridge. The Works Progress Administration agreed to the proposal in September 1938 and construction started on

782-516: The bridge a few months later. The Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge was built by the company now known as HNTB and opened to much fanfare in 1940 as the "pathway to progress" for the Mississippi Delta . It was a through-truss design and had a span of 840 feet (260 meters). Until 1943, this was the longest bridge for vehicles on the Mississippi River. Over time, the bridge supported increasing volumes of highway traffic and vehicles hitting

816-408: The bridge. In the 1950s, an Air Force plane crashed into the bridge. Though the bridge remained structurally sound, it was becoming functionally obsolete. It had only two narrow highway lanes and no shoulders . An accident or the crossing of very large vehicles such as a large combine could force the bridge to close. With river traffic increasing, damage from barge collisions increased. By 1972,

850-671: The most trusted U.S.-based design firms, HNTB generated a revenue of $ 3 billion in 2023, the second most of any architectural firm in the U.S. The firm specializes in sporting facilities; Levi's Stadium , in which HNTB was ranked third on a list of the World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies of 2015, and Allegiant Stadium ; transportation services such as airports, bridges, tunnels, roadways, and rail and transit systems, including renovations in places such as at Los Angeles International Airport and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport , and projects for educational institutions, which includes at

884-546: The original bridge and its replacement are geographically mostly in Arkansas, as the state lines were determined prior to the shift west of the Mississippi River. In the late 1930s, talk started on the construction of a bridge to cross the Mississippi River at Greenville. In 1936, a group called the Arkansas - Mississippi - Alabama US 82 Association was formed to raise funds for the bridge. In 1937, Milton C. Smith (the mayor at that time) worked with John A. Fox, (the secretary of

918-652: The project earned a Grand Conceptor Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies for the structural engineer of record ( Walter P Moore ). HNTB was lead architect and performed initial planning and engineering services on the San Diego International Terminal 2 expansion project. In 2014, the project earned a Best of the Best Projects award from Engineering News-Record in the Airport/Transit category. Currently, HNTB

952-563: The repair of the John E. Mathews Bridge after it was severely damaged by a ship impact in September 2013. HNTB serves, and has previously served, on a variety of projects for state departments of transportation across the U.S. The firm's DOT work has included construction engineering and inspection services on the I-595 Express Corridor Improvements Project for the Florida Department of Transportation,

986-432: Was a two lane, steel cantilevered truss bridge that carried US 82/278 over the Mississippi River, and connected the towns of Lake Village, Arkansas and Greenville, Mississippi by road for the first time. Prior to the bridge, local vehicles and local freight could only cross the river by ferry. It was named after Benjamin G. Humphreys, a US Congressman from Greenville who co-authored a flood control bill in 1917, establishing

1020-784: Was awarded the 2017 Training Professional of the Year Award by the National Transit Institute. In 2006, the American Public Works Association named the High Five Interchange as the "Public Works Project of the Year" for its massive size, its innovative design, the complexity and rapidity of its construction and the need it fulfilled for the community. HNTB Corporation received the award as the primary consultant, along with

1054-616: Was based in Kansas City, Missouri , but had offices in Portland, Oregon , and Vancouver , British Columbia . The company designed more than 30 vertical-lift bridges for highways and railroads. After Howard's partnership, Waddell & Harrington eventually became Harrington, Howard & Ash. In 1941, it changed its name to Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff when Enoch Needles, Henry Tammen & Ruben Bergendoff joined as partners. In 1975, it merged with Kivett and Myers to form

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1088-447: Was begun and was completed in September 2012. At times the river was closed to traffic to aid the demolition. The job was dangerous and two workers died during the demolition. HNTB HNTB Corporation is an American infrastructure design firm. Founded in 1914 in Kansas City, Missouri , HNTB began with the partnership made by Ernest Emmanuel Howard with the firm Waddell & Harrington , founded in 1907. Considered as one of

1122-442: Was named to Mass Transit Magazine's Top 40 Under 40 2017 list. Tim Faerber, PE, a senior vice president at HNTB, received ENR Midwest's Legacy Award in 2017. Faerber was the fourth person to win the award. During his career, he has led HNTB's Illinois operations and was Great Lakes Division president from 2010 to 2013. Diana Mendes, HNTB's transit/rail market sector leader, Mid-Atlantic Division president and senior vice president,

1156-454: Was the first bridge to connect the two towns. The bridge was named for Benjamin G. Humphreys II , a former United States Congressman from Greenville . Hailed as progressive when it opened in 1940, it became functionally obsolete as vehicle and river traffic increased. Because of its narrow two lanes with no shoulders , the bridge often became blocked by accidents or by the crossing of large vehicles like farm equipment. Due to its location near

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