Mercedes-Benz
US International, Inc. needed the
development of a rail shipping yard for
their new automotive assembly plant.
Burk-Kleinpeter, Inc. was contracted to do
a topographic survey, the preliminary and
final plans, specifications, estimates,
construction administration, and resident
inspection for the construction of a
railroad prep yard and a bridge crossing
to provide rail service to the
Mercedes-Benz automotive facility in
Vance, AL.
Project consists of
over 25,000 linear feet of railroad track
including two shipping yards, 24 manual
switches, a complete rail yard prep
building, fencing, utilities and lighting
of the prep yard. The project also
included a 166' fabricated steel plate
girder railroad bridge crossing US Hwy 11
to provide access into the Mercedes-Benz
plant site. Concrete bridge abutments and
reinforced earth wing walls with a maximum
height of 65' at the bridge abutments were
incorporated into the design of this
project.
