Project Highlights: T. Y . Lin International provided design services for two new Taxiway Bridges as part of the Third Parallel Runway program at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, North Carolina. The Taxiway Bridges allow access to the new runway as well as accommodating the construction of future rail lines and access roads, as part of an intermodal freight facility proposed to be constructed in the area between the New Runway and the Terminal Complex. Taxiway Bridge Structures NAVAIDs Airfield Lighting Both Taxiway Bridges required bridge widths of 217-ft to meet the requirements for the Design Group V aircraft which includes the Boeing 777 and Airbus A340. The Taxiway Bridges have single span lengths of 91.5-ft and 77.5-ft respectively for allowance of future rail and vehicular t

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