Soil nailing of a bridge fill embankment.

PDFTech ReportRSN 91-8Soil nailingEmbankmentsBridgesWallsStructural supportsPavement wideningOregonOregon. Department of Transportation. Materials and Research SectionOregon. Department of Transportation. Materials and Research SectionUS Transportation CollectionA recent construction project involved widening and lowering the grade of the Swift Highway under the south end of the Oregon Slough Bridge approximately seven miles north of Portland. This project included construction of the first permanent soil nailed wall on the State highway system.The construction of this project shows that soil nailing is a viable lateral earth support system to retain the existing Oregon Slough Bridge fill embankment and roadway widening without disrupting bridge traffic