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Chickasaw Landing State Park Pedestrian Bridge Replacement

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Heather Robertson in Civil Engineering, Our Work, Structural Engineering

As the Prime Designer for this project located in Henderson County, Tennessee at Chickasaw Landing State Park, we worked closely with the State of TN Department of Environment and Conservation and the State of TN Real Estate Asset Management. Demolition of the existing timber bridge required drawing down the lake. The beautiful new bridge is a 650-foot, pedestrian bridge with timber piling. The Owner requested the new bridge resemble the existing. Our design followed ADA accessibility requirements and was constructed under budget....

Rhodes College Catherine Burrow Refectory Expansion

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Heather Robertson in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering

Location: Memphis, Tennessee This project included a two-story, 18,000 SF addition and renovations to 38,000 SF of the existing building originally constructed between 1923 and 1986. The renovations included removal and replacement of a portion of existing roof to meet architectural requirements. New openings were cut into existing concrete floor framing and walls as well as the infill of existing openings to accommodate new architectural and mechanical requirements. The addition was designed for SDC “D” and separated from the existing building. The 1st story of the addition consists of a 9” flat plate second floor slab on concrete beams and columns with special reinforced concrete shear walls. The roof consists of a steel deck on steel joists supported by steel...

Marina at Pickwick Landing State Park

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Mitch Hitch in Structural Engineering

Location: Pickwick Dam, Hardin County, Tennessee Burr & Cole has over 20 years of experience in working on the Marina at Pickwick Landing State Park. We were the prime designer for the Marina Master Plan almost 20 years ago. Since that time, we have been involved in numerous projects at the Marina, including a Courtesy Dock. Burr & Cole was the Prime Designer for this project that was the design and construction of a floating dock and anchorage system for a Courtesy Dock at the Pickwick Landing State Park Inn. Our scope included approach walks and an ADA accessible ramp. Burr & Cole was the Prime Designer for a significant repair and upgrade to the Marina. We provided design, bidding...

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