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Skyway: KFM
Geofill: Gordon N. Ball, Inc.
Design: T.Y. Lin International / Moffatt & Nichol
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Ironworkers

Ironworkers have have worked on nearly every major construction project in America - The Golden Gate Bridge, The Sears Tower, The St. Louis Arch, The World Trade Center, and the World Trade Center recovery effort, to name a few. On the East Span project, iron workers will play a large role in the construction of the Suspension section.

To learn more, visit
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers Website

Ironwork is a multi-faceted trade. Most Ironworkers do more than one type of ironwork and each has its own challenges and required skills. The following list is a sample of the type of work that Ironworkers perform:

  • Structural Buildings and Bridges
  • Reinforcing and Post Tensioning
  • Ornamental
  • Rigging and Machinery Moving
  • Welding and Burning
  • Amusement Equipment and Rides
  • Architectural and Structural Precast
  • Bank Vaults and Doors
  • Canopies
  • Conveyors
  • Detention Facilities (Jail Cells)
  • Doors - Metal and Roll-up
  • Drilling Platforms - Offshore
  • Geodesic Domes
  • Metal Buildings
  • Overhead Cranes
  • Towers

Membership in the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers Union, AFL-CIO stands at approximately 140,000, with 15,000 apprentices. Note: Some people confuse Ironworkers with Steelworkers. Ironworkers are members of the Building and Construction Trades and Heavy and Highway Department. Ironworkers work on outside projects erecting buildings and bridges and other related work.



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