Update on Historic Update on Historic BridgesBridges

MaryAnn NaberMaryAnn Naber

Federal Highway AdministrationFederal Highway Administration

June 17, 2008June 17, 2008

FHWA ProjectsFHWA Projects

Highway Bridge Highway Bridge Replacement and Replacement and

Rehabilitation ProgramRehabilitation Program

23 U.S.C. Section 144 - Congress finds and 23 U.S.C. Section 144 - Congress finds and declares that it is in the vital interest of the declares that it is in the vital interest of the United States that a highway bridge United States that a highway bridge program be carried out to enable States to program be carried out to enable States to improve the condition of their highway improve the condition of their highway bridges over waterways … through bridges over waterways … through replacement and rehabilitation of bridges replacement and rehabilitation of bridges that the States and the Secretary determine that the States and the Secretary determine are structurally deficient or functionally are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete and through systematic preventive obsolete and through systematic preventive maintenance of bridges. maintenance of bridges.

144 (d) Participation144 (d) Participation (1) Bridge replacement and (1) Bridge replacement and

rehabilitation rehabilitation (A) replacing the bridge (A) replacing the bridge

with a comparable with a comparable facility; or facility; or

(B) rehabilitating the (B) rehabilitating the bridge bridge

Based on structurally Based on structurally deficient and functionally deficient and functionally obsolete highway bridgesobsolete highway bridges SR < 50 for replacementSR < 50 for replacement SR <80 for rehabilitationSR <80 for rehabilitation

Bridges to be rehabbed Bridges to be rehabbed must have potential for an must have potential for an extended service lifeextended service life

Highway Bridge Highway Bridge Replacement and Replacement and

Rehabilitation ProgramRehabilitation Program

144 (d) Participation144 (d) Participation (2) Types of Assistance(2) Types of Assistance

(A) Painting(A) Painting (B) Seismic retrofit * (B) Seismic retrofit * (C) Systematic preventive maintenance *(C) Systematic preventive maintenance * (D) Installation of scour countermeasures *(D) Installation of scour countermeasures * (E) Application of environmentally acceptable, (E) Application of environmentally acceptable,

minimally corrosive anti-icing and de-icing minimally corrosive anti-icing and de-icing compositions compositions

* Does not have to be eligible for replacement or rehab* Does not have to be eligible for replacement or rehab

Highway Bridge Highway Bridge Replacement and Replacement and

Rehabilitation ProgramRehabilitation Program

Historic Bridge ProgramHistoric Bridge Program 23 U.S.C. 144 (o) 23 U.S.C. 144 (o)

(1) Coordination - (1) Coordination - encourages the encourages the inventory, retention, inventory, retention, rehabilitation, adaptive rehabilitation, adaptive reuse, and future study of reuse, and future study of historic bridgeshistoric bridges

(2) Inventory (2) Inventory (5) Historic bridge defined (5) Historic bridge defined

- any bridge that is listed - any bridge that is listed on, or eligible for listing on, or eligible for listing on, the National Register on, the National Register of Historic Places. of Historic Places.

Historic Bridge ProgramHistoric Bridge Program (3) Eligibility - Reasonable costs associated with (3) Eligibility - Reasonable costs associated with

actions to preserve or reduce the impact of a project actions to preserve or reduce the impact of a project on the historic integrity of historic bridges shall be on the historic integrity of historic bridges shall be eligible as reimbursable project costs under this title if eligible as reimbursable project costs under this title if the load capacity and safety features of the bridge are the load capacity and safety features of the bridge are adequate to serve the intended use for the life of the adequate to serve the intended use for the life of the bridgebridge

Except for a bridge which is no longer used for Except for a bridge which is no longer used for motorized vehicular traffic, the costs eligible as motorized vehicular traffic, the costs eligible as reimbursable project costs pursuant to this subsection reimbursable project costs pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed the estimated cost of demolition of shall not exceed the estimated cost of demolition of such bridge. such bridge.

Historic Bridge ProgramHistoric Bridge Program 144 (o) (4) Preservation – A State proposing to 144 (o) (4) Preservation – A State proposing to

demolish a historic bridge for a replacement demolish a historic bridge for a replacement project shall first make the bridge available for project shall first make the bridge available for donation to a State, locality, or responsible private donation to a State, locality, or responsible private entity who agrees to:entity who agrees to:

(A) maintain the bridge and its historic (A) maintain the bridge and its historic significance; andsignificance; and

(B) assume all future legal and financial (B) assume all future legal and financial responsibility.responsibility.

Historic Bridge ProgramHistoric Bridge Program144 (o) (4) Preservation, continued144 (o) (4) Preservation, continued Costs to preserve the historic bridge shall be Costs to preserve the historic bridge shall be

eligible as reimbursable project costs under this eligible as reimbursable project costs under this chapter up to an amount not to exceed the cost chapter up to an amount not to exceed the cost of demolition. of demolition.

Any bridge preserved pursuant to this paragraph Any bridge preserved pursuant to this paragraph shall thereafter not be eligible for any other funds shall thereafter not be eligible for any other funds authorized pursuant to this title (Title 23) authorized pursuant to this title (Title 23)

Rehabilitation?Rehabilitation?

Section 4(f)Section 4(f)

23 U.S.C. 138 and 49 U.S.C. 30323 U.S.C. 138 and 49 U.S.C. 303 The Secretary of Transportation may approve a The Secretary of Transportation may approve a

project that uses a Section 4(f) resource only if:project that uses a Section 4(f) resource only if: There is no prudent and feasible alternative to There is no prudent and feasible alternative to

such use, andsuch use, and The project includes all possible planning to The project includes all possible planning to

minimize harm to the resource; ORminimize harm to the resource; OR The use is determined to be The use is determined to be de minimisde minimis

A proposed action will A proposed action will useuse a historic bridge when a historic bridge when the action will impair the integrity of the bridge the action will impair the integrity of the bridge either by rehabilitation or demolitioneither by rehabilitation or demolition

Programmatic 4(f) Programmatic 4(f) EvaluationEvaluation

1983 Programmatic Evaluation may be applied 1983 Programmatic Evaluation may be applied when none of the following are prudent and when none of the following are prudent and feasible:feasible: 1. Do nothing1. Do nothing 2. Build replacement on new location without 2. Build replacement on new location without

affecting historic integrity of a historic bridgeaffecting historic integrity of a historic bridge 3. Rehab historic bridge without affecting its 3. Rehab historic bridge without affecting its

historic integrityhistoric integrity The Bridge is not a National Historic Landmark, The Bridge is not a National Historic Landmark,

ANDAND Agreement has been reached under Section 106Agreement has been reached under Section 106

Tools to preserve historic Tools to preserve historic bridgesbridges

MaintenanceMaintenance RehabilitationRehabilitation AdoptionAdoption RelocationRelocation Management plansManagement plans ProgrammaticProgrammatic

AgreementsAgreements Standard treatmentsStandard treatments Historic Bridge AllianceHistoric Bridge Alliance

““If it’s in a coffee table book, don’t even If it’s in a coffee table book, don’t even think about replacing it!” -- Frank think about replacing it!” -- Frank

Nelson, ODOTNelson, ODOT

For more information:For more information:http://www.environment.fhwa.dot.gov/http://www.environment.fhwa.dot.gov/

FHWA Environmental WebsiteFHWA Environmental Website FHWA Historic Preservation WebsiteFHWA Historic Preservation Website

http://environment.transportation.org/http://environment.transportation.org/ AASHTO Center for Environmental ExcellenceAASHTO Center for Environmental Excellence Historic Bridge AllianceHistoric Bridge Alliance

www.achp.govwww.achp.gov National Historic Preservation ActNational Historic Preservation Act 36 CFR Part 800 – Section 106 regs36 CFR Part 800 – Section 106 regs