Bridge constructed from wind turbines.

Jud Ready Leads Development of Innovative Bridge Made From Wind Turbine Blades

03.31.2025

In an innovative approach to sustainable infrastructure, Georgia Tech Research Institute Principal Research Engineer Jud Ready has spearheaded the installation of a bridge in Atlanta’s Beaverbrook Park using decommissioned wind turbine blades.

Jud Ready
Jud Ready

Ready, a principal researcher engineer in GTRI's Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory (EOSL) who has been actively involved in the park’s development since his graduate student days, identified the need for a pedestrian bridge to enhance accessibility.

Collaborating with Professor Russell Gentry from Georgia Tech’s School of Architecture and leveraging support from organizations such as the Re-Wind Network, Ready facilitated the adaptive reuse of a 15-meter, 7,000-pound wind turbine blade sourced from a Colorado wind farm.

This project not only exemplifies innovative recycling practices but is also another example of GTRI's researchers being "the foremost innovators creating a secure nation, a prosperous Georgia, and a sustainable world."

Read more here:  https://matter-systems.gatech.edu/news/bridging-gap-reusing-wind-turbine-blades-build-bridges

 

 

Writer: Christopher Weems

GTRI Communications
Georgia Tech Research Institute
Atlanta, Georgia

 

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