Manitowoc 2250 Crawlers Lend a Hand on Wisconsin Overpass Projects

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January 28, 2015 - Four Manitowoc 2250 crawler cranes were part of a major overpass project in Wisconsin. Assembly of several new overpass bridges were part ofa  $61 million highway project in the state. Work also included the expansion of US Highway 41 traffic lanes, the reconstruction of several of its interchanges, and the addition of 40 roundabouts.

Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental, Milwaukee, Wis., handled the lifting work. Scott Jerome, senior branch manger at Dawes, said the lifts, some of which required all four Manitowoc 2250 crawlers to work together, needed to be made by cranes that could lift heavy loads with precision. 

The 300-ton capacity cranes were just what we needed for the large pick weights associated iwth many of the lifts, especially the prefabricated tub girder structures that weighed up to 120 tons," he explained.

The cranes' 330-ft. main booms were crucial to the lifts, raising loads above and across several traffic lanes and other road construction equipment to carefully position them on concrete support piers. The 2250s also endured shifting seasons to complete the project, ranging from ehavy snow in February to intense heat in July.