Case Study
NYSDOT Industrializes East 138th Street Bridge Using Digital Twin
CASE STUDY NYSDOT Industrializes East 138th Street Bridge Using Digital Twin Bentley Applications Help Accurately Convey Planning and Resolve Costly On-site Construction Issues REPLACING CRITICAL BRIDGE INFRASTRUCTURE IN NEW YORK Built in 1938, the East 138th Street Bridge is located in the Bronx and crosses over the Major Deegan Expressway, which is a mile south of Y ankee Stadium. It functions as a grade-separated diamond interchange that sees daily traffic volumes exceeding 150,000 vehicles and serves as a critical access point in the city’s traffic grid. Six lanes wide, with bike paths and sidewalks on both sides, the structure is wider than it is long, and has been struck numerous times due to the limited vertical clearance. T o eliminate these vertical clearance issue