PRESS & AWARDS

D.H. Charles Engineering brought home two SAIA awards this year for our work completed on the historic Bridgeport Covered Bridge – the Structural Shoring Project of the Year and the Industrial Collaborative Project of the Year. It was a challenging, yet rewarding project to be a part of, and it was the team of engineers and contractors who really made this a successful project. Bridgeport Covered Bridge is the longest historic covered wooden bridge in the United States and DHC was tasked to provide a structural shoring system to support the bridge, work platforms, a temporary steel bridge installed within the covered bridge, and to provide a hydraulic jacking design to raise the covered bridge off its abutments and provide a camber.

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D.H. Charles Engineering brought home two SAIA awards this year for our work completed on the historic Bridgeport Covered Bridge – the Structural Shoring Project of the Year and the Industrial Collaborative project of the Year. It was a challenging, yet rewarding project to be a part of, and it was the team of engineers and contractors who really made this a successful project.  Bridgeport Covered Bridge is the longest historic covered wooden bridge in the United States and DHC was tasked to provide a structural shoring system to support the bridge, work platforms, a temporary steel bridge installed within the covered bridge, and to provide a hydraulic jacking design to raise the covered bridge off its abutments and provide a camber.

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ZWEIG BEST FIRMS

At DHC, we want to be a company that values our employees and creates a work environment which helps them thrive. That is why our leadership team has continually invested in utilizing Zweig Group, a 3rd party company that equips and reviews AEC (Architectural, Engineering, and Construction) firms to help elevate the industry. Zweig utilizes research, data, case studies, and more to create top of the line consulting services and surveys that help companies grow and succeed. Although Zweig provides a variety of resources and services...

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ZWEIG BEST FIRMS

At DHC, we want to be a company that values our employees and creates a work environment which helps them thrive. That is why our leadership team has continually invested in utilizing Zweig Group, a 3rd party company that equips and reviews AEC (Architectural, Engineering, and Construction) firms to help elevate the industry. Zweig utilizes research, data, case studies, and more to create top of the line consulting services and surveys that help companies grow and succeed. Although Zweig provides a variety of resources and services...

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