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Photo Gallery: Mudeirej Bridge Reconstruction in Lebanon
October-December 2008
USAID is reconstructing the Mudeirej Bridge, one of the bridges destroyed during the conflict last summer. At over 225 feet high and almost 1,600 feet long, the two-span Mudeirej Bridge is the largest bridge in Lebanon and one of tallest in the Middle East region. Read the press release here.
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Launching truss fixing the internal girder at the North Bridge Span 6
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Installation of the central girder at the South Bridge Span 1
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Southwest view of the Mudeirej Bridge
showing North Bridge Span 6 reconnected
and South Bridge piers reconstructed
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Concreting of North Bridge Span 6 deck
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North Bridge Span 6 reconnected and
Piers 5 and 6 repaired and fiber-wrapped
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Concreting of one of the precast girders
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Post tensioning of one of the precast girders
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March 2008
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A southwest view of the bridge showing - the North Bridge with the damaged center span removed, and
- the bottom sections of the South Bridge columns which remained and could be salvaged after implosion of the damaged bridge sections above.
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Scaffolding being erected at North Bridge Pier 5 in preparation for the repair of damaged concrete. The piers are 210 feet high.
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Steel reinforcement being installed above the bottom section of South Bridge Pier 8 in preparation for concrete casting
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Casting concrete at South Bridge Pier 8.
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Photo Credits: US Embassy Team for Lebanon Reconstruction
February 2007
The Mudeirej Bridge Project includes repair of one section of the westbound bridge and replacement of the entire eastbound bridge.
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One damaged section of the westbound bridge will be replaced. USAID will first perform a temporary repair to accept traffic in spring 2007.
USAID will replace the entire eastbound bridge.
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| The majority of the management and labor force on USAID's $30 million bridge reconstruction project will be Lebanese.
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Project Manager discusses mobilization areas with Lebanese subcontractor staff.
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One of the Lebanese subcontractors prepares for structural integrity testing on the westbound bridge. They will also perform the geotechnical survey work for the project.
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Photo Credits: Ghassan Ziab, Michael Baker Jr., Inc.
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