Project Brief www.geocomp.com Bayou Lafourche Bridge Instrumentation Program Background & Project Challenges The Bayou Lafourche Bridge is an AccelBridge that utilizes the simple method of compressing the deck by pre-stressed bridge girders. The bridge is located near Monroe, Louisiana and was constructed in 2016 and 2017. The project was sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Innovative Bridge Research and Deployment Program. As part of this program, a detailed instrumentation system was implemented to verify design assumptions and construction methods. Geocomp Role & Accomplishments As part of the instrumentation plan, Geocomp installed strain gages on girders and slabs at the pre-cast facility and tie- down anchors and splice plates in the field. The monitoring

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