Driving along State Route (SR) 43, you can see more than 150,000 cubic yards of embankment fill that has been placed to form the guideway on both sides of the Tied Arch Bridge. The guideway is where future high-speed trains will travel before it crosses over the highway and traffic, between Fresno and Kings counties. The Tied Arch Bridge spans 249-feet long and 52-feet wide.
State Route 43 Tied Arch Bridge
The State Route 43 Tied Arch Bridge will take high-speed trains over State Route 43.
- Fresno, California
- Central Region
- Phase 1
- Fresno to Bakersfield
- Construction Package 2-3
- Bridge
- Location: At State Route 43 between Davis Avenue and Cole Slough in Fresno County.
Updates Per Project
May 20, 2024
Take a drive down State Route 43 and you will see that the Tied Arch Bridge is now extended over the highway. In March, all 28 girders were placed for the superstructure that will take high-speed rail over the highway. The Tied Arch Bridge will span 249-feet long and will take high-speed trains up and over the highway.
May 10, 2023
Driving along State Route (SR) 43, you can see more than 150,000 cubic yards of embankment fill that has been placed to form the guideway on both sides of the Tied Arch Bridge. The guideway is where future high-speed trains will travel before it crosses over the highway and traffic, between Fresno and Kings counties. The Tied Arch Bridge spans 249-feet long and 52-feet wide.
May 1, 2021
At State Route 43 in Fresno County, crews are working on the footings and columns on east side of SR 43 for the future Tied Arch Bridge. Ironworkers are finishing up rebar while carpenters are working on rebar spaces and dobles. Rebar spacers are used to reinforce rebar as its assembled in place. Wire dobles are used to suspend rebar in freshly poured concrete. Concrete will be placed to form the abutments of the structure in the near future.