Road Bridges
North American Construction (NACC) was originally formed in 2003 as the construction arm of JC Machine Works, Corp to provide the following services in connection with movable bridges:
- Field installation
- Repairs
- Machinery alignment
Road Bridge Experience
Following is a list of road bridges where NACC provided field work:
Fulton Avenue Bascule Bridge - Westchester County Department of Public Works - Install operating machinery and span lock machinery to include; new shafts, couplings, speed reducers, machinery and motor brakes, main and auxiliary motors, guides, lock bars, etc. (Current project)
Flagler Street Bridge - Florida DOT – Install operating machinery and components.
Point-No-No Point Swing Bridge - Consolidated Rail-Road – Install components for 2 center wedge assemblies inclusive of all field removal of existing equipment, shop machining of new and rehabilitated components followed by the installation of equipment. Completed: September 2015
Townsends Inlet Drawbridge - Cape May County, Public Works – Manufacture and install new gear racks with integral web/flange, new drive pinions, new open gear reduction stages including shafts, new bronze bearings or all shafts, alignment shim sets and hardware. Also, manufacture new complete span lock system to include lock bars, guides with bronze shoes, crank shaft, reducer/motor and support weldment; assemble all and shop test. Completion Date: July 2015
Hillsboro Inlet Bridge - FDOT / PCL Civil Constructors - Install Span Lock Machinery. Completed March 2016.
4th Street / 7th Street Bridge - Broward County Bridge Division – Install pinion shaft and bearings inclusive of bronze bushing set with liners. Perform field installation. Completed November 2014
Ouachita River Bridge - Louisiana D.O.T – Install 4 sets of counterweight trunion machinery to include fabricated housings, bearings, sleeves, pins/shafts, hanger plates and associated hardware. After removal of the existing machinery then field install the new machinery. Also field install false work used to jack the leaves. Completion date: September 2013
Bridge of Lions - Florida D.O.T. – Manufacture and install 4 complete sets of track and tread rolling plates, 4 complete sets of articulating tail lock mechanisms, 2 complete sets of span lock mechanisms and 2 complete operating machinery systems with flat gear racks, struts, pinion shafts and support pedestals. Completion date: July 2008
Wantagh State Parkway - New York D.O.T. – JCM manufactured 8 complete sets of trunnion machinery including 8 trunnion shafts, 8 hubs, backing rings, 16 trunnion bearings and 16 lexan covers. Also manufactured 4 complete sets of operating machinery including 8 segmental gear racks, 8 pinions shafts, floating shafts, structural steel supports – all these items were shop installed and aligned prior to leaving for the jobsite. Lastly, JCM manufactured 4 complete sets of span locks consisting of 4 lockbars, front and receiver guide castings and bronze shoes – all items shop installed and adjusted for fit verification. Field Installed Machinery to include reducers, shafts, gear racks, etc. Completion date: March 2005
Fulton Avenue Bascule Bridge - Westchester County, NY – JCM manufactured 3 complete sets of gear driven span lock units. This included the machining of guides and receivers, bronze wear plates, lock bars, connecting arms, cams and pins – all connected to a linear gear motor drive system. All units were installed, adjusted and tested prior to shipping. Completion date: June 2002
N.W. 5th Street Bascule Bridge - Florida D.O.T. – Shop and Field work to repair all areas of the movable bridge (structure, machinery and masonry) that was damaged by a barge in tow. The repairs consisted of major structural restoration of the main girder flanges and heat straightening of main girders itself, as well as hand rail repairs, sidewalk bracket repair and traffic gate support structures. Mechanical repairs consisted of verifying the trueness of the trunnion shafts and replacing trunnion bronze bearing bushings. All the work performed was done on an emergency basis with the bridge tied in the open position. Completion date: October 2001
N.W. 79 Street Bascule Bridge, East Bridge - Florida D.O.T. - Supply new gear reducer and machinery base. Field remove the existing reducer and replace with a new reducer and base. Field align all motor and brakes and floating shafts. Completion date: December 2001
N.W. 79th Street Bascule Bridge, West Bridge - Florida D.O.T. – Field remove the existing 8 damaged hydraulic cylinders operating the bridge and then reinstalled 8 new cylinders. Make all the hydraulic field connections and test the bridge before turning over to the owner. Completion date: March 2000
S.W. 4th Avenue Bascule Bridge
Broward County, FL – Similar scope of work as the S.W. 3rd Avenue Bascule Bridge. Dis-assembled machinery components from the bridge (gears, shafts and pinions), removed them and rehabilitated all items in the shop. Machined and installed new bronze bushings onto existing housings, re-assembled all the machinery in the field and operated/tested the bridge before turning over to the owner. Completion date: February 2000
S.W. 3rd Avenue Bascule Bridge - Broward County, FL – Manufacture and install operating machinery components inclusive of gears, shafts and pinions. Field removed components then shop rehabilitated. Machined and installed new bronze bushings onto existing housings, re-assembled all the machinery in the field and operated/tested the bridge before turning over to the owner. Completion date: September 1999
Andrews Avenue Bascule Bridge - Broward County, FL – Field machined 2 trunnion shafts in place and machined new bronze bearing bushings to fit the new shaft diameter and the existing housing. Completion date: June 1998
Tamiami Swing Bridge - Dade County Public Works, FL – Manufactured and installed the center gear rack along with the pinion shaft in 6 segmental sections. Manufactured and installed the main gear drive with all hardware. Completion date: February 1995
N.W. 12th Avenue Bascule Bridge - Florida D.O.T. – Manufactured and install 3 sets of the high speed input gears and pinions for both leaves along with new shafts and new bronze bearing bushings for all of the existing pillow block bearings. Performed the installation and alignment of all of the pinions, gears and bearings and shafts. Completion date: June 1994