Cranes in Motion
By Seth Skydel
Bypass Efficiency
How Central Bridge Company delivered on a major Arkansas infrastructure project
When Central Bridge Company took on one of Northwest Arkansas’ s largest and most complex infrastructure projects— the construction of a multi-bridge bypass around Springdale— the team knew that dependable equipment would be key to meeting the project’ s ambitious goals.
The Springdale bypass project is part of a growing network of infrastructure improvements designed to ease congestion and improve connectivity around Northwest Arkansas. The work includes the construction of roads and bridges forming a loop around the city to provide a direct expressway connection to the regional airport and nearby communities.
Central Bridge was responsible for several of those bridges, which included lifting and placing steel girders weighing approximately 55,000 pounds per pair.
Each of the SANY cranes in Central Bridge’ s fleet brought a unique set of capabilities to the Springdale bypass bridge job:
• SANY SCA1000A lattice boom crawler crane, with a 110-ton lifting capacity and a 212-foot maximum tip height features
For the construction of a multi-bridge bypass around Springdale, Arkansas, Central Bridge Company’ s SANY lattice boom and teleboom crawler cranes worked in tandem assembling and lifting bridge girders.
a self-assembly system that eliminates the need for an assist crane, and retractable crawlers that make it easy to transport and position.
• SANY SCA1350A lattice boom crawler crane, with a 150-ton lifting capacity and 250-foot maximum tip height offers extra reach and power while optional fixed and luffing jibs extend its versatility.
• SANY SCA900TB telescopic boom crawler crane, with a 90-ton lifting capacity and a 154-foot full power, five-section boom provides pick-and-carry versatility and a bi-fold jib for flexibility, along with self-retracting crawlers for variable site conditions.
Precision Positioning
“ On the bypass project, we had three cranes working side by side at times,” said Gary Quinonez, president of Central Bridge.“ Each bridge required precise tandem and transfer lifts. The SCA1000A and SCA900TB cranes would start the lift and move the bridge girder into position and then the SCA1000A would hand off to the SCA1350A for final placement.
“ The picks and moves required power,
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