Black Dog Divers, Inc.
Portsmouth, NH 03801
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Choate Bridge
Project Information
- Project Location:
- Ipswich, MA
- Status:
- Completed - Aug 2006
- Structure Type:
- Bridge
Scope Of Work
During the Mother's Day Flood of 2006, Black Dog Divers was called upon to perform emergency repairs to the 240-year old Choate Bridge, an historic double-arch bridge in Ipswich, MA.
The Flood had caused severe scour damage to the bridge pier and abutment, jeopardizing the bridge's structural integrity. The Black Dog team first had to divert water running under both arches down to just one arch at a time, in order to replace concrete using concrete forms and rebar. Commercial Divers and other crew members used work floats as well as company-supplied equipment and plan designs. The project was completed four weeks ahead of schedule, for less than the initially-proposed budget.
