Mammoet lowers 2,300 tonne Texas bridge span in single piece

Mitchell Keller Managing Editor, American Cranes & Transport

11 June 2026

Harbor Bridge lift and decommission Photo: Mammoet The Corpus Christi ship channel and downtown skyline frame the Harbor Bridge center span mid-descent, as Mammoet controls the load during the daylight lowering operation. Photo: Mammoet

International heavy lift and transport specialist Mammoet used four 900 tonne strand jacks and a barge-mounted self propelled modular transporter (SPMT) to remove the center span of Corpus Christi, Texas’ US 181 harbor bridge in a single lift; clearing the ship channel within a 36 hour operational window and marking…

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