Award-Winning and Other Past Projects
Golden State Bridge, Inc.
~ PANTHER CREEK RIVER BRIDGE – 2026 AWARD-WINNING PROJECT ~
** 2026 Prize Bridge Award Winner ** by American Institute of Steel Construction In the Medium Span Category
2025 Caltrans Excellence in Partnering
Learn more about the project and awards:
Panther Creek River Bridge (Job 20060)
Project: Bridge Replacement
Location: Hwy 101 in Del Norte, near Klamath, CA
Owner: CA Department of Transportation
Contract: 01-0B0904 $18.6M
Contract Type: Bridge Replacement
Project Manager: Robert Coupe
Start Date: 09/30/2020
End Date: 07/17/2024
Heavy Equipment Used on the Panther Creek Project:
Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge Project – Dave Riccitiello – Recipient of US Congress Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition and Recognized by the CA State Assembly for this Project!
2018 California Transportation Foundation Project of Special Recognition
2018 Caltrans Excellence In Transportation – Major Structures – Award
2017 American Public Works Association Project of the Year Award
2018 Caltrans Excellence in Partnering Gold Award
2017 Partnering Success In Motion Gold Award
PFEIFFER CANYON BRIDGE – EMERGENCY BRIDGE REPLACEMENT IN BIG SUR, CA.
Project Highlights and Details:
- Heavy rains caused the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge on Hwy. 1 in Big Sur to collapse due to ground movement. Golden State Bridge, Inc. and Caltrans implemented a plan to replace the structure with a single span steel bridge. Due to the severe impact to the community, a new bridge was constructed in record time through innovative design and collaboration.
- Key Features: The new, 310-foot, single-span steel girder bridge was designed without support columns in the canyon to eliminate future vulnerability to slide activity.
- Construction Speed: Completed in just eight months—opening in October 2017—a timeline significantly faster than the anticipated eight years for conventional construction.
- Methodology: 15 steel girders, weighing 62 tons each and fabricated in Vallejo, were used. The project involved advanced planning, accelerating the design, and a unique “launching” technique to move the girders into place.
- Contractor: The prime contractor for this $24 million project was Golden State Bridge, Inc.
The replacement bridge restored access to the southern end of Big Sur, which had been isolated for months. The project was recognized for its rapid, emergency construction techniques.
Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge (Job 17030)
Project: Demolition of Failed Bridge, Construct Replacement Bridge
Location: Big Sur, CA
Owner: CA Department of Transportation
Contract: 05-1J304 $3M
Contract Type: Bridge Demo and Replacement
Project Manager: Will Reames, Andrew Will, Engineer and Brian Peck, Superintendent
Start Date: 01/01/2017
End Date: 12/31/2018
Pfeiffer Canyon Project Partnering Award Photo
Senator Monning Presenting To Dave Riccitiello, Golden State Bridge President, Recipient of Special Congressional Recognition:
CA State Assembly Presenting Recognition To Dave Riccitiello, Golden State Bridge:
See Videos of the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge Being Demolished and Rebuilt:
Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge Project Photos:
** 2017 California Transportation Foundation Interchange Award **
** 2017 CMAA NO. California Chapter Project Achievement Award **
** 2018 ENR California Magazine, Best Highway/Bridge Project **
Golden State Bridge was commended by the San Francisco Transportation Authority for this Yerba Buena Island Ramps project:
“We truly had the A-Team working together on this job,” said Mrs. Chang. “We are particularly grateful to our lead contractor Golden State Bridge and its hard-working crew of sub-contractors who are on track to meet or exceed our targets for disadvantaged business enterprise participation.”
– San Francisco Transportation Authority Executive Director Tilly Chang, SFTA Press Release, Oct-2022
Yerba Buena Westbound Ramps (Job 13100)
Project: Constructing new westbound on- and off-ramps connecting the east side of Yerba Buena Island to the new East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Location: Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, CA
Owner: SF Co Transportation Authority
Contract: 04-3A6404 $49.5M
Contract Type: New Ramp Replacement Construction
Project Manager: Paul Lukaszewicz
Start Date: 12/15/2013
End Date: 10/31/2020
Butte City CISS Piles (Job 22010)
Project: Remove and place structural concrete bridge, and CISS (Cast-In-Steel-Shell) pile work
Location: Butte City From Route 45 To 0.1 Mile East Of Mcdougall Street
Owner: CA Department of Transportation
Contract: 03-3F0604 $70.7M
Contract Type: Bridge Replacement
Project Manager: Ryan Hagen
Start Date: 3/21/2022
End Date: TBD
** 2023 WINNER of the APWA No. CA Chapter’s Public Works Project Award
>$25M to <$75M Projects Category **
Bon Air Road Bridge Replacement (Job 18030)
Project: Road Bridge Replacement
Location: Larkspur, CA
Owner: City of Larkspur
Contract: 2004-011 $22M
Contract Type: Road Bridge Replacement
Project Manager: Robert Coupe
Start Date: 01/2018
End Date: 10/13/2022
Gilman St. Overcrossing (Job 21010)
Project: Construction of New Pedestrian/Bicycle Overcrossing
Location: Berkeley, CA
Owner: CA Department of Transportation
Contract: 04-0A7714 $21M
Contract Type: New Overcrossing for Pedestrians/Bicycles
Project Manager: Robert Coupe
Start Date: 03/7/2008
End Date: 08/31/2011
** 2019 California Transportation Foundation
Project Of The Year Award **
2018 Partnering Success In Motion Gold Award
2016 Partnering Success In Motion Silver Award
Shasta Viaduct Lakehead (Job 16020)
Project: Bridge Replacement and Seismic Retrofit – Dog Creek Bridge
Location: Shasta County, approximately 8 miles North of Redding/Lakehead area (near Shasta Lake/Turntable Bay
Owner: CA Department of Transportation
Contract: 02-0E0904 $25.5M
Contract Type: Bridge Replacement and Seismic Retrofit
Project Manager: Paul Lukaszewicz
Start Date: 12/01/2015
End Date: 10/30/2020
** 2018 California Transportation Foundation Structure Project of the Year **
** 2018 Caltrans Excellence in Partnering Award, Best-in-Class Projects $10M-$18M **
2018 Caltrans Excellence in Partnering Gold Award
2017 Golden Gate Partnership Recognition
2017 Partnering Success In Motion Gold Award
Tuolumne River Bridge Deck Replacement (Job 16030)
Project: Bridge Deck Replacement and Retrofit
Location: Tuolumne County near Mocassin/Lake Don Pedro
Owner: CA Department of Transportation
Contract: 10-0L9704 $16.6M
Contract Type: Bridge Deck Replacement and Seismic Retrofit
Project Manager: Robert Coupe
Start Date: 01/01/2016
End Date: 10/31/2019
Vincent Thomas Bridge (Job 16040)
Project: Seismic retrofit: replace dampers, buckling-restrained braces, deck shear connector repair/retrofit, and traveler rail support.
Location: Los Angeles County, CA on State Rt 47, connecting the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles with Terminal Island and Long Beach.
Owner: CA Department of Transportation
Contract: 07-290704 $15.2M
Contract Type: Seismic Retrofit
Project Manager: Will Reames
Start Date: 01/01/2016
End Date: 10/31/2019
** 2014 California Transportation Foundation Award – Siesmic Retrofit and Paint Category **
** 2014 APWA Sacramento Chapter’s Project of the Year **
** 2012 Golden Gate Partnership Recognition **
Foresthill (Job 10040)
Project: Seismic retrofitting of the 2,428-foot-long steel deck truss, including 3D nonlinear modeling and paint removal.
Location: Auburn, CA
Owner: County of Placer
Contract: 1074 $58.3M
Contract Type: Seismic Retrofit, paint
Project Manager: Paul Lukascewicz
Start Date: 12/23/2010
End Date: 12/31/2014
** 2014 California Transportation Foundation Award – Structure Category **
** 2013 Partnering Success In Motion Gold Award **
Pitkins Curve and Rock Shed (Job 09090)
Project: Structural Concrete Rock Shed, Cast-in-Place Concrete Segmental Cantilever Bridge, Cast-in-Place Post-Tensioned Concrete Box Girder Bridge
Location: HWY 1, 55 MI South of Monterey in Lucia, CA
Owner: CA Department of Transportation
Contract: 05-OE9604 $29.4M
Contract Type: Rock Shed/CIP Segmental Cantilever Bridge/CIP Box Girder Bridge
Project Manager: Will Reames
Start Date: 10/01/2009
End Date: 01/31/2014
** 2011 Caltrans Excellence in Transportation Award **
Dana to Downtown – Rt 44 I-5 (Job 08030)
Project: Construction of new on-ramp from Dana Drive to westbound SR 44
Location: Redding, CA
Owner: CA Department of Transportation
Contract: 02-328034 $59.4M
Contract Type: New On-Ramp Construction
Project Manager: Dave Riccitiello
Start Date: 03/7/2008
End Date: 08/31/2011
** 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 ** Excellence in Partnering Awards from Caltrans **
** 2009 Golden Gate Partnership Recognition **
Mad River Bridge (Job 08050)
Project: Bridge Replacement
Location: State Route 255, Humboldt County, 01-HUM-255, near Arcata/Blue Lake (Mad River Slough)
Owner: CA Department of Transportation
Contract: 01-296104 $39.3M
Contract Type: Bridge Replacement
Project Manager: Will Reames
Start Date: 10/18/2008
End Date: 2/22/2014
** 2010 California Transportation Foundation’s Pedestrian/Bicycle Project of the Year **
** 2009 California Construction Magazine’s Best of 2009 **
Outstanding Engineering Design Award of Merit
~ Helen Putnam Award for Excellence – League of California’s Cities – for Design and Construction ~
Certificate of Appreciation – Excellence in Construction – City of Cupertino
Mary Ave Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge (Job 07030)
Project: Build California’s First Cable-Stayed Bridge for Bicycles and Pedestrians Over a Freeway. Later renamed the ‘Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge’ in 2011.
Location: North of I-280, Mary Avenue continues south of the highway and ends at De Anza College’s north entrance.
Owner: City of Cupertino
Contract: 2005-9449 $7.5M
Contract Type: Construct a 503′ long cable-stayed bridge with 90-foot tall illuminated steel towers.
Project Manager: Will Reames
Start Date: 1/8/2008
End Date: 4/30/2009
** 2010 Caltrans Excellence in Transportation Project Award **
** 2011 California Transportation Foundation Structure Project of the Year **
2008, 2009, 2010 – Caltrans Partnering Awards
Ten Mile River Bridge (Job 06140)
Project: Bridge Replacement/Seismic Retrofit
Location: State Rt 1, north of Ft. Bragg, Mendocino County, CA
Owner: CA Department of Transportation
Contract: 01-385704 $43.5M
Contract Type: Seisemic Retrofit/Bridge Replacement
Project Manager: Will Reames
Start Date: 04/23/2007
End Date: 11/30/2010
** 2008 California Transportation Foundation Award **
2009 Caltrans Excellence in Transportation Award
2009 SACOG Special Recognition for Government Collaboration
2008 – McGraw Hill (ENR) California Construction Best of 2008
2008 CMAA Construction Management Project Achievement Award
2008 ASCE Region 9 History & Heritage Project Of The Year
2008 – Best of 2008 – Northern California – California Construction Magazine
Tower Bridge Improvements (Job 06130)
Project: Tower Bridge Pedestrian/Bikeway Improvements
Location: Capitol Mall, SR 275, Sacramento, CA
Owner: City of Sacramento
Contract: HC06 $6.4M
Contract Type: Tower Bridge Pedestrian/Bikeway Improvements
Project Manager: Paul Lukaszewicz
Start Date: 12/12/2006
End Date: 12/21/2008
2008 Caltrans Gold Partnering Award
Pit River Bridge at Dog Creek (Job 06100)
Project: Pit River Bridge Replacement
Location: Turn Table Bay, CA – Shasta County
Owner: CA Department of Transportation
Contract: 02-3C1414 $16.2M
Contract Type: Bridge Replacement
Project Manager: Paul Lukaszewicz
Start Date: 02/17/2006
End Date: 07/01/2009