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PROJECT PROFILEBIRCH HILL ROAD BRIDGEYork, Maine

FIRST RECYCLEDPLASTIC BRIDGEON A U.S. PUBLIC ROAD

PROJECT PROFILEBIRCH HILL ROAD BRIDGEYork, Maine

PROJECT: U.S. Public Road Vehicular BridgePURPOSE: Public Vehicular Usage

The town of York specified AXION’s STRUXURE® material for its Birch Hill Road bridge – the first public roadway bridge in the United States to be constructed entirely out of 100%-recycled plastic. Open to traffic in December 2011.

PROJECT OWNER: Town of York, Maine

ENGINEER: Parsons Brinckerhoff

CONTRACTOR: Maritime Construction

SPECIFICATIONS:

Live load capacity HL-93Overall width / clear width 28’ - 6” / 26’Overall length 15’

BILL OF MATERIALS (PARTIAL):

Pile 12” STRUXURE PilingPile cap 18” STRUXURE I-BeamLongitudinal girders 18” STRUXURE I-BeamBlocking between main girders 12” STRUXURE I-BeamAbutments, backwalls, wingwalls 3”x12” STRUXURE PlankPile cap transverse shear blocks 7”x9” STRUXURE BeamUpper and lower curbs 10”x10” STRUXURE BeamLongitudinal shear blocks 3”x12” STRUXURE PlankBlocking along webs 3”x12” STRUXURE PlankBearing pad (elastomeric) 7”x52”Non-Laminated, 1” thick, 50 durometer

Tie-Rod (connecting sets of 3 girders) 1” DiameterAggregate (ME DOT 703.06 Type C Base) 3” Max

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“I recommended thermoplastic over other options due to the structure’s environmental credentials combined with its durability and minimummaintenance requirements... It bridges York’s historic past to the future.”

Dean Lessard Director of Public Works York, Maine