After 81 years of service, the Franklin Road Bridge was beyond repair and needed to be replaced. The City of Roanoke contracted F&R to provide construction materials testing and special inspections for the replacement bridge. The old bridge was demolished, and the replacement bridge now has a flatter grade, sidewalks, and bike lanes.

The F&R team of engineers and special inspectors provided observations, monitoring, and testing for steel H-pile installation for the abutments and retaining walls, drilled shaft installation for interior piers, cast-in-place concrete, compacted fill, asphalt paving, and structural steel relating to the bolted and welded connections on new structural steel, joists, and decking.