In 1891, an 8-ft-wide section of the first concrete pavement was placed on Main Street in front of the Logan County Courthouse in Bellefontaine, Ohio, USA. A segment placed in 1893 on Court Street still remains in service today.
ISCP is co-sponsoring a 125th Anniversary Celebration of the first concrete pavement in the United States. The event will be held on Monday, April 25, 2016 in Bellefontaine, Ohio, one day prior to the National Concrete Consortium (NCC) Spring meeting—to be held April 26-28, 2016, in Columbus, Ohio.
The event is organized by the Task Force on Preservation of Artifacts from Historical Concrete Pavements
and Co-sponsored by:
International Society for Concrete Pavements
Ohio Department of Transportation
American Concrete Pavement Association-Ohio Chapter
American Concrete Pavement Association
National Concrete Pavement Technology Center
A tentative program for Monday, April 25th:
Part 1 – Celebrating Evolution of Concrete Pavements: from 1:00 to 2:45 pm at the Hyatt Regency Columbus Hotel.
An historical perspective and remembering the heritage: Invited presentations on historical highlights of concrete pavement technology developments in the United States and Canada.
• Welcome by the Ohio DOT
• Welcome by Greg Colvin, Executive Director-ACPA Ohio Chapter
• Welcome by ACPA National
• Historical Perspective – Concrete Pavement Technology Development – Mike Darter, Applied Research Associates, Inc. (Tentative)
• Historical Perspective – The Role of the Federal Highways Administration in Supporting Concrete Pavement Technology Evolution – Roger Larson, Retired, FHWA
• Historical Perspective – Iowa’s Role in Concrete Pavement Technology Evolution – Gordon Smith, Iowa Concrete Paving Association (Tentative)
• Historical Perspective – A Contractor’s Perspective, David Howard, Koss Construction (Tentative)
• The Bellefontaine Project (2:15 to 2:45 pm)
o Introduction and Overview – City of Bellefontaine
o Project Details and Highlights – Mark Pardi, ACPA Ohio Chapter/Dan Miller, Ohio DOT, and others
Part 2 – Site Visit (Buses—or personal transportation if desired—Depart at 3:00 p.m.)
• Arrive Bellefontaine at about 4:00 pm
• Reception at the Logan County Transportation Museum, Logan County
• History Center (4:00 to 4:30 pm)
• Site visit – Historical concrete pavement section and downtown area (4:30 to 5:15 pm)
• Depart Bellefontaine at 5:15 pm
• Der Dutchman Restaurant Dinner 5:45 to 7:15 pm
• Leave Restaurant at 7:15 pm; Arrive at the Hyatt by 8:00 pm
(Tentative program above is subject to change).
Attendance at both events, including bus transportation, is free. Dinner cost is $20.00 per person, payable in cash before boarding the bus or at the restaurant.
National Concrete Consortium meeting attendees, please register on the NCC meeting registration: http://www.intrans.iastate.edu/events/ncc_registration/.
Others interested in participating in the April 25 event only, and to register for the bus transportation (if needed) and the dinner, please contact: Shiraz Tayabji: E-mail: stayabji@gmail.com
