76-ton utility bridge steel
Structural steel detailing for RK Steel covered the dedicated overhead utility bridge at Sky Ridge Medical Center.
LocationLone Tree, Colorado
Client and fabricatorRK Steel
Structural steelApproximately 76 tons
Project overview
Structural steel detailing for a dedicated hospital utility corridor.
The Sky Ridge Utility Bridge was constructed at Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, Colorado.
The structure provides an overhead route for critical electrical and mechanical services supporting the hospital campus. By carrying these systems above ground, the bridge avoids the need to route them through new below-grade infrastructure.
Working for RK Steel, our team provided structural steel detailing for approximately 76 tons of steel.
Keeping critical infrastructure accessible and separated from hospital activity.
Hospitals depend on continuous electrical power, heating, cooling and other mechanical services.
The utility bridge creates a dedicated route for these systems outside patient care and public circulation areas. It also keeps the utility infrastructure separated from below-grade site conditions and makes the services more accessible for inspection and maintenance.
The bridge’s function as new overhead utility infrastructure is confirmed by the electrical contractor involved in the project.
Part of a growing hospital campus.
Sky Ridge Medical Center is located in Lone Tree and serves the wider Douglas County community. The hospital campus has undergone multiple expansions to increase its healthcare and supporting infrastructure.
The utility bridge supports this broader campus infrastructure by providing a dedicated path for essential services.
Project team and technical details
- Hospital campus
- Sky Ridge Medical Center
- Owner/operator
- HCA HealthONE
- Structure type
- Overhead utility bridge
- Primary function
- Routing electrical and mechanical services
- Primary scope
- Structural steel detailing
Detailing scope
Structural steel supporting electrical and mechanical services.
Framework for electrical and mechanical services
The steel structure provided the framework carrying rerouted services across the hospital campus.
Dedicated overhead utility route
The bridge kept essential services outside patient-care and public circulation areas while supporting access for inspection and maintenance.
Project result
An overhead route for critical hospital systems.
The completed bridge provides a protected structural route for electrical and mechanical services across the hospital campus.
Its role is functional and highly specific: supporting the utilities required for hospital operations while keeping them separated from patient, staff and vehicle circulation.