Structural Steel Shipping Limitations
Structural Steel Shipping Limitations
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Does any have some good guidelines are shipping limitations for structural steel?
Sometimes, I debate making shop welded assemblies of members and I wonder what the shipping limitations are regarding length, width, depth, etc.
Sometimes, I debate making shop welded assemblies of members and I wonder what the shipping limitations are regarding length, width, depth, etc.






RE: Structural Steel Shipping Limitations
Sometimes saving a bit on a weld gets offset by the permitting/shipping costs.
RE: Structural Steel Shipping Limitations
You should also try calling a steel fabricator. They deal with this on a regular basis.
If you can ship by barge that creates more possibilities.
RE: Structural Steel Shipping Limitations
RE: Structural Steel Shipping Limitations
The truck, highway, bridge clearances, etc. all don't "know" whether your member is for a building or a bridge.
RE: Structural Steel Shipping Limitations
RE: Structural Steel Shipping Limitations
There were three swing bridges replaced in recent years over the Harlem River in NYC. They were all floated into place.
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RE: Structural Steel Shipping Limitations
Generally, anything up to 102" wide, about 44' long, doesn't entail any problems or permits. It depends somewhat on the shape, also, as a flat wide member can be tilted up to narrow it, etc. A 10' wide load will require a permit, but no other major issues. At some point over that, though, you get into escort trucks and bridge clearances, etc.
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But buildings put up around existing infrastructure? Get too long and you may not be able to get the part to the site without ripping out telephone poles, power lines, and signs, fire hydrants, etc getting around corners.
RE: Structural Steel Shipping Limitations
But it would be very dependent on location.
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RE: Structural Steel Shipping Limitations