Case Study
TOBIN BRIDGE
TOBIN The Maurice J. Tobin Memorial Bridge connecting the Charlestown section of Boston with Chelsea uses a high-tech structural monitoring system for real-time information about stresses and loads, plus a high-performance coating system from Tnemec for corrosion protection. “The bridge opened for traffic in 1950, so it’s an older structure,” Tnemec coating consultant Larry Mitkus acknowledged. “The bridge is 2 1/4-miles long, so coating pr