ACE Awards - Best of Show

Best of Show
Sponsored by AOC and Composites One

This prestigious award, recognized as the highest composites industry award is presented to the entry that has the distinction of being the finest product, superior to all others in design, engineering, manufacturing, market significance, creativity, process innovation, and use of composites materials determined by a panel of industry judges.

Entry: COMPOSOLITE® Bascule Bridge

Submitted by: Strongwell – Bristol Division, Bristol, VA

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
An all-composite double leaf bascule bridge recently installed in Bridgetown, Barbados, was built using Strongwell’s COMPOSOLITE® building panel system, EXTREN® structural shapes and a custom heavy-duty building panel. The bridge superstructure itself is made entirely of COMPOSOLITE® system components and custom building panels, while various sizes of EXTREN® square tubes were used to create the attractive architectural railing lining the sides. The Chamberlain Bridge measures 8.86 meters wide, 11.72 meters long and almost a meter deep. The bridge was fabricated by Strongwell and shipped in four sections that were assembled on-site using adhesive and COMPOSOLITE® toggles and 3-way connectors.