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12/05/2025Umtanum Suspension Bridge New Life: Footbridge Awards 2025

CONTRACTOR: Rickabaugh Construction 
SUBCONTRACTOR: Combined Construction INC

Spanning 67m over Washington State’s only blue-ribbon trout stream, the Umtanum Suspension Bridge has served as vital link over the Yakima Canyon for more than a century. Originally built in the early 1900s to connect homesteaders and railroad pioneers, it once accommodated the passage of vehicles like the Model-T before being narrowed to a 1m-wide footbridge.

05/01/2020Woodin Avenue Bridge Restoration Project 2020 A.P.W.A. Project of the Year Award

CATEGORY: Historic Restoration/Preservation
DIVISION: Less than $5 Million

This project’s working environment was not typical and consisted of working on a barge, hanging over a bridge, and labor intensive hand tool chipping to over 400 square feet of concrete.

01/27/2019Fort Casey Battery Moore Concrete Repair Atlas Supply News & Events

Located on Whidbey Island in Washington State, Fort Casey was one of 29 locations chosen for updated reinforcement… in 2006, the Washington State Parks department made a budget of $600,000 to begin a full structural overhaul on the Battery Moore.

10/07/2017Bucklin Hill Bridge – Epoxy Injection package 2017 Washington A.P.W.A. Project of the Year Award - Structures Division $5 - $25M

PROJECT: Bucklin Hill Bridge & Estuary Enhancement
AGENCY: Kitsap County Dept. of Public Work
WINNER: Structures $5M -$25M

09/27/2017NB I-5, Duwamish River Bridge – Expansion Joint Replacement The Seattle Times - Traffic Lab

Crews will replace steel expansion joints on the Duwamish River bridge with epoxy joints, designed to better withstand water and vibration.