Featured Project - Sheridan Road Bridge
Lake Forest, Illinois
Sheridan Road runs through a historic district in Lake Forest, Illinois and is carried over a small stream by a bridge. Years of deterioration left the bridge weak and unsafe. Based on its poor condition, a plan was established to remove and replace the existing bridge with a new bridge featuring similar architectural elements while meeting current safety standards.
With input from the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and the City of Lake Forest, Knight designed a new bridge combining modern structural expertise with the traditional design elements found in the existing structure. The railing and arched fascia panels were replicated to match those found on the original structure. Ornamental scrolled end pieces from the original structure were refurbished and reset as part of the new structure.
In recommending the project for an ACEC Engineering Excellence Award, the IDOT District Engineer in charge of the project wrote, “This project proves that it is indeed possible to replicate a historic structure while meeting modern safety standards and providing the local community with an aesthetically pleasing structure well suited to its environment.”
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