Verizon® Network Switching Station

Verizon® Network Switching Station
Verizon® Network Switching Station in Yonkers, New York, supports hundreds of thousands of cell phones throughout the region.
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The station features LH-Series (long span) steel joists, which can be designed with depths from 18 to 48 inches and spans from 18 to 96 feet.
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Composite joists provide the vibration performance required to protect mission-critical equipment within the Verizon® Network Switching Station.
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Composite joists function integrally with the concrete slab above to form a unified load-resisting system.
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Flush-frame connections reduce design time, coordination, and costs, while streamlining fabrication and erection.

PROJECT LOCATION: Yonkers, NY

The technology that powers our cell phones is supported behind the scenes at this Verizon® Switching Center. Designed to house mission-critical equipment, this facility relies on the stiffness and vibration performance of steel joists and composite joists with flush-frame connections to meet the demands of this essential infrastructure.

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Verizon Switching Station

Project Collaborators

  • STEEL FABRICATOR:
    • Chesapeake Steel, Inc.
  • ARCHITECT:
    • Genesis AEC
  • ENGINEER OF RECORD:
    • MPP Engineers, Tectonic Engineering
  • GENERAL CONTRACTOR:
    • The Walsh Group, Ltd
  • STEEL ERECTOR:
    • Feinstein Iron Works, Inc.

PRODUCTS

  • STEEL JOISTS:
    • LH-Series and Flush-Frame Connections
  • COMPOSITE JOISTS:
    • CJ-Series
  • COMPOSITE DECK:
    • 2.0 Composite Deck

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