Railroad Pedestrian Overpass

This entire steel structure, spanning two railroad tracks at a height of almost 25 feet, was built in about three weeks by crew of four welders, starting from prints and basic steel stock. The structure was built for scenes in a horror movie. The location is just west of the main north-south railroad main lines through Atlanta. Part of the Atlanta skyline is in the background. August 18, 2006. Mark used his own welder, shown by the trailer, for much of his welding. This

Tony Coopersmith contracted this steel railroad overpass project. He hired Sedrick Livingstone as lead and Mark Nave, Bob, and Damon Fishback as welders on the project.

The actual high span was assembled from four I-beams and welded on a flatbed trailer so that it could be lifted directly into place from the truck. Mark used his own welder, shown by the trailer, for much of his welding. This part of the assembly was being done on July 26.

Once those four long I-beams were placed, it took a power lift to make small adjustments for positioning and squaring the bridge section. At left Mark makes gentle position adjustments.

One of the remarkable things about this project was that it was all fabricated from basic steel stock. the raised stair-tred stock was the only stock that was modified, and even tthat was welded in tread by tread.