PROJECT NAME: Russell County It has been a very productive year on our project in Russell County!! As you can see from the video, we have poured the bridge deck on the Bridge over Swan Pond Road, set beams at the Bridge over B Mann Road, and have started excavation and substructure construction on the…
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Project Name: Swan Pond Road Deck Pour Check out some sights (video above) from our recent deck pour at the Swan Pond Road Bridge! This deck took around 830 Cubic Yards of concrete and was poured in two phases. We poured these starting at 3 AM to avoid traffic and hotter daytime temperatures! Huge thanks…
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First, what is a box culvert? A box culvert is a four-sided structure that channels water past an obstacle or to a subterranean waterway. Typically embedded or surrounded by soil, a culvert may be made from a pipe, reinforced concrete or other material. Box culverts, specifically, are four-sided concrete culvers made from precast or cast-in-place…
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In our continuing effort to introduce you to some of the safe working practices used at Haydon Bridge, we now focus our attention on fall protection. In the bridge industry, proper fall protection is of the utmost importance. In this blog, we’ll help you understand what proper fall protection is, define the basic rule of…
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What are the differences? While each wall may look similar from the untrained eye, each type of retaining wall varies in the process of construction and installation, as well as purpose and benefits. Three main purposes of retaining walls include: What type of wall is best in each situation? The type of retaining wall constructed…
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Haydon Bridge is looking for NCCCO Certified Crane Operators in Kentucky. This video displays some of our talented NCCCO Crane Operators performing typical Bridge Construction tasks. We offer competitive wages/benefits package, including Health Insurance, Retirement and Vacation Pay. If you are interested in joining our team, please go to www.haydonbridgecompany.com and fill out an…
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Our mission statement includes safety as a priority, and it’s the focus of every project we complete and every contract we are awarded. While some may view safety as the necessary evil, at Haydon Bridge, we view it as a worthy investment in our people that is critical to our continued business success & growth. …
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“Between July 25th and July 30th, 2022, several complexes of thunderstorms developed south of I-64 and brought heavy rain, deadly flash flooding, and devastating river flooding to eastern Kentucky and central Appalachia. These historic thunderstorms, at times, caused rainfall rates in excess of 4″ per hour across complex terrain that led to widespread devastating impacts. While it did…
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“The future of the safety movement is not so much dependent upon the invention of safety devices as on the improvement of methods of educating people to the ideal of caution and safety.” – Walter Dill Scott At Haydon Bridge Company, we believe in doing the right thing. Jobsite productivity and safety are equally important…
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Haydon Bridge is always on the lookout for ways to reduce waste and improve efficiency. In this video, we are performing solid rock excavation for a pier footer using a drum cutter excavator attachment.