What Atlantic Bridge and Engineering does

Atlantic Bridge & Engineering, Inc. is a privately held, New Hampshire-headquartered steel construction firm founded in 1996 by Victoria Kolenda. The company provides AISC-certified structural steel fabrication, erection, rehabilitation, and in-house CAD-based detailing/engineering services for bridge, building, and infrastructure projects primarily across New England and New York. It operates from its corporate headquarters in Hampton, NH and two AISC-certified fabrication facilities in Candia and Rochester, NH, employing what the firm describes as a mid-sized team of certified welders, detailers, Professional Engineers, and Certified Welding Inspectors capable of executing fracture-critical work.

The company's project portfolio includes several marquee regional infrastructure engagements: the Longfellow Bridge rehabilitation (joint venture White-Skanska-Consigli for MassDOT, involving a proprietary rivet-replacement method covering more than 50,000 worn rivets), the Fore River Bridge vertical-lift span for Skanska/MassDOT, the Manhattan Bridge rehabilitation for NYDOT, and the Green Line Extension elevated-track superstructure for MBTA's GLX Constructors. ABE holds DBE, WBE, SBE, and AISC (with Fracture Critical Endorsement) certifications, maintains a TCIR below 1.0, and is staffed to handle both new construction and emergency steel repair work.

ABE makes money almost exclusively through project-based, lump-sum subcontracts with general contractors (notably Skanska, Barletta, DW White) and direct awards from state Departments of Transportation (MassDOT, NYDOT, MBTA). Project values range from $500,000 to $15,000,000. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales via competitive estimating and established prime-contractor relationships; there is no consumer channel, no disclosed funding or institutional investors, and no app or digital product layer. The leadership team is founder-led and operationally focused on fabrication and field execution.

Name

Atlantic Bridge and Engineering

Legal name

Atlantic Bridge & Engineering, Inc.

Website

https://atlanticbr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Atlantic Bridge & Engineering is a privately held, AISC-certified steel fabrication and erection subcontractor serving general contractors and state DOTs on bridge, building, and infrastructure projects across New England and New York, operating from two New Hampshire fabrication facilities on projects typically ranging from $500,000 to $15 million.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hampton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Steel Fabrication Services: AISC-certified fabrication of structural steel for buildings and bridges, including miscellaneous metals such as guardrail, handrail, stairs, canopies, ornamental iron. Also fabricates replicas of historically significant steelwork. Projects range from $500,000 to $15,000,000.
2. Steel Erection Services: Structural steel erection services for buildings and bridges, including emergency steel repairs and rehabilitation work.
3. Bridge Rehabilitation Services: Emergency steel repair services with minimal downtime for aging bridge girders or sudden steel failures.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Atlantic Bridge and Engineering provides AISC-certified steel fabrication, structural steel erection, and bridge rehabilitation services for buildings and infrastructure projects. The company operates two AISC-certified fabrication facilities in New Hampshire and delivers project packages spanning detailing, fabrication, erection, and emergency repairs. Work is performed as a subcontractor to general contractors on projects ranging from $500,000 to $15,000,000 across New England and New York.

Product overview

Atlantic Bridge & Engineering is a mid-sized steel construction company offering an integrated suite of services spanning the full project lifecycle from pre-construction to completion. The core portfolio consists of Fabrication Services (AISC-certified for Steel Building Structures and Major Bridges with Fracture Critical Endorsement), Erection Services, Rehabilitation Services, and Detailing & Engineering. These services are delivered through two AISC-certified fabrication facilities in Candia, NH and Rochester, NH, with in-house detailers, Certified Welding Inspectors (CWI), certified welders, Professional Engineers (PE), and dedicated safety representatives. The company operates primarily in New England and New York, serving general contractors on projects ranging from $500,000 to $15,000,000.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fabrication Services AISC-certified fabrication of Steel Building Structures and Major Bridges with Fracture Critical Endorsement, including structural steel, miscellaneous metals (guardrail, handrail, stairs, canopies, ornamental iron), and historically significant steelwork replicas. Delivered to general contractors.
• Erection Services Steel construction and erection services for buildings and bridges, with project management delivered to keep projects on schedule and within budget. Provided to general contractors and government clients.
• Rehabilitation Services

Quantifiable outcome

• TCIR maintained at less than 1.0 - industry-leading safety performance
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GLX ConstructorscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Atlantic Bridge was hired to construct the steel superstructure for elevated tracks on the $2 billion Green Line Extension project. Working with GLX Constructors and Casco Bay to utilize original fabricated steel under new plans while maintaining structural integrity.
• SkanskacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Atlantic Bridge worked as a subcontractor to Skanska on the Fore River Bridge project - a 250' high vertical lift bridge. Atlantic assembled the lift span on a dry dock and floated it down on barges for installation. Also worked with Skanska on Manhattan Bridge and Longfellow Bridge projects.
• White-Skanska-ConsiglicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Joint venture partnership for the Longfellow Bridge rehabilitation project in Boston, MA. The White-Skanska-Consigli joint venture was hired by MassDOT to restore the structural integrity of the historic bridge while maintaining its historical architecture. Atlantic Bridge was part of this project team.
• Casco BayminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCasco Bay was the original steel fabricator on the GLX project before it halted. Atlantic is working with Casco Bay, GLXC, and project engineers to make the existing fabricated steel work under revised plans.
• MassDOTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMassachusetts Department of Transportation - client for Fore River Bridge project. MassDOT commissioned the 250' high vertical lift bridge to meet ship traffic demands in the Weymouth Fore River.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• High Steel Structures: High Steel Structures is one of the largest bridge steel fabricators in the U.S., based in Lancaster, PA. Directly comparable to ABE: both are AISC-certified with Fracture Critical Endorsement, producing structural and bridge steel components and serving DOT and general contractor clients on major bridge projects.
• Banker Steel Company: Banker Steel (Lynchburg, VA) fabricates structural steel and bridge components for high-profile commercial and infrastructure projects. Directly comparable on AISC-certified fabrication capability, bridge-heavy project mix, and subcontractor model to general contractors across the Eastern U.S.
• Hirschfeld Industries: Hirschfeld Industries fabricates structural steel and bridge components with AISC certifications, including complex heavy bridge steel. Directly comparable to ABE on fabrication scope, bridge focus, and project-based revenue model serving DOT and large GC clients.
• Lexicon Inc. (formerly LeJeune Steel Company): Lexicon is a structural steel fabricator and erector performing fabrication and erection for buildings, bridges, and industrial structures. Directly comparable to ABE on integrated fabrication-and-erection delivery, AISC-certified operations, and project-based subcontractor model.
• W&W/AFCO Steel: W&W/AFCO Steel is a structural steel fabricator serving commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects across the central and eastern U.S. Directly comparable to ABE on AISC-certified fabrication, project-based bidding, and subcontractor positioning to general contractors.
• D.M. Brucker & Sons Inc. D.M. Brucker & Sons is a structural steel fabrication and erection firm based in the Northeast. Directly comparable to ABE on regional Northeast footprint, structural and bridge steel scope, AISC-certified fabrication, and family/founder-led operations.
• Phoenix Fabricators & Erectors: Phoenix Fabricators & Erectors produces structural steel and miscellaneous metals for bridges and buildings, with fabrication and field erection capabilities. Directly comparable to ABE on integrated fabrication/erection model, AISC certification, and bridge-rehabilitation specialty work.

Broad incumbents

• CMC (Commercial Metals Company) Steel Group: CMC operates a much larger, vertically integrated steel manufacturing and fabrication footprint with structural steel fabrication capabilities across the U.S. Overlaps with ABE on fabricated structural metal products but operates at substantially larger scale and broader product mix.
• Acrow Corporation of America: Acrow supplies prefabricated modular steel bridges and related structural steel infrastructure products. Adjacent overlap with ABE on bridge construction and steel structural components, but primarily serves a different procurement model (modular supply vs. ABE's custom fabrication and erection).

Regional players

• Cianbro Corporation: Cianbro is a Maine-based heavy civil and industrial construction firm with steel erection and fabrication capabilities serving New England infrastructure clients. Comparable as a regional Northeast player with structural steel scope on bridges and infrastructure, though broader than ABE's fabrication-anchored focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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