State Route 43 Tied Arch Bridge

The arches at the Tied Arch Bridge in Fresno County continue to take shape. The construction team recently completed the installation of all 44 hanger guide pipes, which are designed to house the tension rods that help support the structure. Falsework has also been erected to help ironworkers tie rebar for the future arches that will span over State Route 43. When complete, The Tied Arch Bridge will span 249 feet long and will take high-speed trains over State Route 43.

Take a drive down State Route 43 and you will see that the Tied Arch Bridge is now extended over the highway. In March, all 28 girders were placed for the superstructure that will take high-speed rail over the highway. The Tied Arch Bridge will span 249-feet long and will take high-speed trains up and over the highway.

Driving along State Route (SR) 43, you can see more than 150,000 cubic yards of embankment fill that has been placed to form the guideway on both sides of the Tied Arch Bridge. The guideway is where future high-speed trains will travel before it crosses over the highway and traffic, between Fresno and Kings counties. The Tied Arch Bridge spans 249-feet long and 52-feet wide.

At State Route 43 in Fresno County, crews are working on the footings and columns on east side of SR 43 for the future Tied Arch Bridge. Ironworkers are finishing up rebar while carpenters are working on rebar spaces and dobles. Rebar spacers are used to reinforce rebar as its assembled in place. Wire dobles are used to suspend rebar in freshly poured concrete. Concrete will be placed to form the abutments of the structure in the near future.