SCHAUMBURG, IL — The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) announces the winners of their biennial 2008 CRSI Design Awards program. For more than 35 years, the CRSI Design Awards program has honored excellence in site-cast and conventionally reinforced concrete structures and acknowledged their designers. The CRSI Design Awards program is open to architects, engineers and contractors - entrants may be individuals or teams. Eligible structures must be located in the United States, Canada or Mexico.

Winners are as follows:

Bridge Category
Award Winners
I-280 Veterans' Glass City Skyway, Toledo OH
Submitted by Figg of Tallahassee, Florida. Fabricated by R.J. Rebar, Inc., of Muncie, Indiana.

Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory, Penobscot, Maine
Submitted by Figg of Tallahassee, Florida. Fabricated by Harris Rebar Boston, West Wareham, Maine.

Honorable Mentions
Victory Bridge, Perth Amboy and Sayreville, New Jersey
Submitted by Figg of Tallahassee, Florida. Fabricated by Harris Rebar of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

NW Maple Avenue Bridge, Redmond, Oregon
Submitted by OBEC Consulting Engineers, Eugene, Oregon. Fabricated by R2M2 Rebar & Stressing, Portland, Oregon.