Title:
The Franklin Avenue Bridge
Author(s):
Arne P. Johnson, John S. Lawler, Dan Enser, Travis Konda, and Paul Backer
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
39
Issue:
6
Appears on pages(s):
33-42
Keywords:
concrete, repair, deterioration, corrosion
DOI:
Date:
6/1/2017
Abstract:
The Franklin Avenue Bridge is an arch bridge crossing the Mississippi River near Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN. Constructed between 1919 and 1923, the bridge has been damaged by chloride-related corrosion of the reinforcement and long-term exposure to moisture and freezing-and-thawing cycles. This article, the first of a two-part series on the restoration of the bridge, focuses on the rehabilitation aspects.