The largest single project in Ohio Department of Transportation history, the cable-stayed Skyway bridge in Toledo was built using a host of ACP-affiliated construction trades workers under project manager Fru-Con Construction Corp. The $220 million project, which stretches about 8,800 feet from end to end and includes a 1,225-foot main span that rises 120 feet above the Maumee River, holds numerous firsts – including the world’s thickest stay cables, the first use of stainless steel sheathing on those cables and the first pylon with internally lit, inlaid glass panels.
      The bridge’s structure was built entirely with reinforced concrete. The main pylon was poured in stages from 32 feet below the riverbed up to just shy of 400 feet above the Maumee’s average waterline, atop which its pinnacle was assembled from three pre-cast pieces to reach the tower’s final height of 403 feet above the river.
      The bridge, which opened June 24, also features a variable-color lighting system; behind its 176 inlaid, frosted-glass panels are 13,824 light-emitting diodes that together can create 16.7 million color combinations.