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Open Space Institute, U.S. Military Academy Engineering Students Construct New Trail Bridge at Schunnemunk State Park

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Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (OPRHP), and the Palisades Interstate Park Commission (PIPC). I was happy to help the Cadets with their Capstone Project of designing, engineering, and fabricating the Schunnemunk Meadows Bridge.

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Open Space Institute and West Point Cadets Unveil New Bridge at Schunnemunk State Park

Civil + Structural Engineer

Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, Palisades Interstate Park Commission (PIPC), and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) celebrate the completion of a second pedestrian trail bridge at Schunnemunk State Park. About West Point The U.S.

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A Match Made in Schunnemunk State Park: The USMA and OSI

Civil + Structural Engineer

The projects, which were also supported by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) and the Palisades Interstate Park Commission (PIPC), require extensive coordination and planning. It’s a stronger material and it reflects the feel of the historic Moodna viaduct,” said Cadet Alex Cummings.

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The Start of Celebration: the 2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement

Civil + Structural Engineer

After consideration from the project team, it was decided to utilize a fabric formed concrete mattress. This development also repurposed and gave new life to a historic, 100-year-old building that was in a state of disarray. Initially, the plan was to place loose rip-rap rock on the slope to prevent material sloughing.

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Less Is More In New England

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Downtown Arts & Entertainment District: Rochester became a National Main Street Community in 2006, gaining approval from the National Trust for Historic Preservation for their strategic plan and achieving non-profit organization status. City Hall offices will be expanded into the Annex. percent in 2003 to 24.7