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Port of Miami / Dodge Island Bridges – Miami-Dade County, FDOT District 6 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES <br />1987-1989 <br /> CONSTRUCTION <br />1990-1991 <br />(3) BRIEF DESCRIPTION (Brief Scope, Size, Cost, etc.) AND SPECIFIC ROLE [] Check if project performed with current firm The Port of Miami Bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway is a high-level fixed structure providing vehicular access to and from the Port of Miami. <br />It was the first double cell precast segmental box girder bridge in Florida. The width of each of the twin bridges is 53 feet and the depth of the <br />box was 9’-3”. Overall bridge length was 2522 feet with sixteen spans ranging from 96 feet to 195 feet long. The structure consists of two <br />continuous units. Unit 1 was a ten Span Continuous Unit 1674 feet in length. Unit 2 was six Span Continuous Unit 848 feet in length. The <br />bridge provided a minimum vertical clearance of 65 feet over the Intracoastal Waterway, a horizontal clearance of 90 feet between fender <br />systems, and piers were designed for ship impact. Mr. Hadrous was responsible for the design and detailing of all segmental units including <br />standard segments, end segments, pier segments, and cast-in-place segments. Mr. Hadrous was also responsible for the bridge jacking details <br />and utility attachment and access details (e.g. telephone duct bank, power duct bank).