RSVP Now for AUG 27: Project Spotlight Walking Tour & Social Opportunity

FREE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & SOCIAL OPPORTUNITY

Coordinated by SEAMASS Young Members Group

PROJECT SPOTLIGHT GROUP WALKING TOUR
FOLLOWED BY SOCIAL FOR TOUR PARTICIPANTS

The Fanny Appleton Bridge

Design and Construction
Thursday, August 27, 2026 | 5:15 - 8:30 p.m.

The Frances “Fanny” Appleton Pedestrian Bridge in Boston, MA is a 750-ft long structure, with 550-ft of elevated steel bridge including a 222-ft main span that mimics the arch spans of the Longfellow Bridge but with a very different and contemporary approach, curving “ribbonlike” through existing trees.

The main span is an arched vierendeel deck truss made up of diverging 18-in diameter steel pipe arches and HSS spandrel columns, and tub girders.

The entire superstructure was modeled in 3-D to capture stresses of steel erection through the temperature induced stresses of the jointless, curved superstructure.

The architectural design also included steel Wye approach piers with an inset detail. Additional design for vibration was included to avoid the need of tuned-mass dampers. During construction, testing of the built structure along with measuring the response to groups of pedestrians was performed to validate the design.

This walking tour presentation will explore key elements and challenges of designing and constructing the bridge, which crosses Storrow Drive and opened in August 2018.

WALKING TOUR PROJECT PRESENTERS:

STEEL CASTING MANUFACTURER: CAST CONNEX
Jacinda Collins, PE | Engineer, Technical Sales

STEEL FABRICATOR: Newport Industrial Fabrication
Zac Foster | Estimating Manager

Ryan Gerry | President, and Josh Sheridan | Fabrication Foreman

ENGINEER OF RECORD: STV
William (Bill) Goulet, PE, SE | Senior Associate

EVENT TIMING & REGISTRATION

DATE: Thursday, August 27, 2026

Walking Tour & Presentation:
MEETS at 5:15 sharp in front of The Whitney Hotel Boston

170 Charles Street, Boston

PLEASE BRING:
Identification, Walking shoes, Phone to access Infographics during tour

Post-Tour Social (Ages 21+ only)

6:00 p.m. at Night Shift Beer Garden (Owl's Nest) on the Charles River Esplanade. (Tour will stop here.) Two free drink tickets will be provided to Tour participants.

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RSVP IS REQUIRED and SPACE IS LIMITED to 50
Participants receive 2 Free Drink Tickets at the Post-Tour Social

QUESTIONS? CONTACT:
Chelsea Medina, SEAMASS YMG Social Media Coordinator

or John Mann, SEAMASS YMG Vice President

to be added to the Wait List, OR if your plans change so a waitlisted person may participate

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