Browning Road Overpass July 2025

Prep work continues for the removal of the temporary Browning Road overpass. The bridge deckings has been mostly removed. There is one section left that I assume is staying for some reason. The bridge if no longer connected to the middle support columns and is now on rollers on the temporary columns. 

On the cemetary side the area where the bridge will be pulled off into is being prepped.  The area has been cleared and tracks with rollers are being put in place. The bridge will be pulled into this area and disassembled section by section. 

A sloped extension has been added to the other side of the bridge. I believe this is to allow the bridge to deflect downward as it is removed until it pulled far enough back to balance out. 

Direct Connect July 2025

With the new Browning Road overpass complete and the rebuild of the collapsed section nearing completion attention has turned to building the support columns that will eventually hold up the new 295 overpass. Here is a picture of that area thanks to 42 Freeway.  

Here I have marked up the purpose of each of the columns. Blue will be for 295 South, Red will be for 295 North and yellow will be the new ramp from 42 North to 295 North. These structures will be a combination of supports built earlier int he project and new ones being built between the north and south bound lanes of 42. One more set of support will eventually be built between the two sets of south bound 42 lanes. 

Here is a look at the columns from ground level. 

Browning Road Overpass July 2025

 A few weeks ago the new Browning Road overpass opened, so work has now turned to removing the temporary overpass. Most of the bridge decking has been removed and the temporary support columns have been setup. I assume this will be removed just like it was installed, sliding it over to the cemetery side and disassembling it piece by piece. 

Here is a great aerial view from 42Freeway.com.