Vulnerability Assessment of Bridges Crossing Major US Rivers in Support of a Safe and Resilient Transportation System

This project will assess and evaluate the vulnerability of bridges on major inland waterways to allisions. The project will compile and synthesize the inventory of vehicle bridges across the Mississippi, Columbia, and Ohio Rivers. A list of allision incidents from 2003-2024 will be compiled using Coast Guard marine casualty reports. Based on the latest requirements for design of bridges to withstand allisions, the project will identify the bridges that are most vulnerable. The project will review options for bridge protection, considering bridge strengthening versus replacement. An estimate of annual barge traffic passing under the bridges will be used to indicate criticality.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $132,500.00
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3552348331

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Maritime Transportation Research and Education Center (MarTREC)

  University of Arkansas
  4190 Bell Engineering Center
  Fayetteville, AR  United States  72701
• Performing Organizations:

  Texas A&M Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System
  3135 TAMU
  College Station, TX  United States  77843-3135
• Principal Investigators:

  Kruse, Jim

  Hurlebaus, Stefan

• Start Date: 20250101
• Expected Completion Date: 20260531
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: UTC

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barges; Inland waterways; Risk assessment; Water transportation crashes
• Geographic Terms: Columbia River; Mississippi River; Ohio River
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01944398
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Maritime Transportation Research and Education Center (MarTREC)
• Contract Numbers: 69A3552348331
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Jan 29 2025 4:07PM