Category: Structural Design

A Gala Celebration for the Courtney Campbell Bridge

Consulting engineers and their clients from throughout the nation celebrated the best in engineering design at Tuesday night’s American Council of Engineering Companies 2014 Engineering Excellence Awards gala. Ayres’ Courtney Campbell Multiuse Trail Bridge (Hillsborough County, Florida), received a National Recognition Award at the event. Helping with the celebration were, from left, Tom Pulse, Ayres… Read More »

Where Does That Trail Go?

Seminole County, Florida, just north of the Orlando theme parks, is home to great natural beauty, much of which can be seen up close from 60 miles of hiking and biking trails, including the Cross Seminole Trail. This 22-mile-long scenic trail is one of the County’s Showcase Trails and also is part of the Florida… Read More »

Bridging the Trail Gap

Biking, jogging, and in-line skating in the Tampa area just got safer, thanks to a new Ayres Associates-designed pedestrian bridge. Before the bridge’s construction, people wanting to cross Old Tampa Bay between Clearwater and Tampa, Florida, had to dodge their motorized counterparts along State Road 60 (also known as the Courtney Campbell Causeway), where traffic… Read More »