High Steel Structures

For nearly a century, High Steel Structures has been a cornerstone of the American structural steel industry. As a premier steel bridge fabricator in the United States, we are dedicated to "Building Trustworthy Relationships" and "Being Innovative Leaders." We specialize in fabricating the heavy structural steel that forms the backbone of the nation's most critical infrastructure. From complex highway interchanges to iconic river crossings, our commitment to safety, quality, and customer success ensures we deliver superior fabricated steel that connects communities and stands the test of time.

Structural steel fabrication

As a leading AISC certified fabricator, we thrive on complex projects. Our state-of-the-art facilities and highly skilled teams are equipped to handle the most demanding structural steel fabrication challenges, including fracture-critical members. We are committed to delivering the highest quality steel components on schedule, ensuring your project's success from the ground up.

Our fabrication capabilities include:

• Steel Plate Girders and Box Girders: For robust and reliable bridge superstructures.
• Arch & Truss Sections: For aesthetically pleasing and signature bridge designs.
• Heavy Structural Shapes and Trusses: For buildings, industrial facilities, and other complex structures.

Design-build services

As your trusted partner in design-build bridge projects, High Steel streamlines project delivery through early collaboration between project team members. This integrated approach fosters innovation, accelerates schedules, and provides cost certainty from the outset. By partnering with High Steel early in the design phase, you gain a trusted advisor dedicated to optimizing constructability, managing risk, and delivering exceptional value.

Key benefits of our design-build approach include:

• Schedule acceleration: Overlapping design and fabrication phases to shorten overall project duration.
• Cost certainty: Establishing firm pricing early in the process.
• Innovation and value engineering: Leveraging our expertise to find the most efficient and economical design solutions.
• Reduced risk: A single point of responsibility for the steel package simplifies coordination and accountability.

Painting and metalizing

We provide comprehensive industrial steel coatings to protect your investment for decades. As an SSPC-QP 3 certified facility, we operate multiple climate-controlled paint bays to apply a wide range of protective coatings with precision and quality. Our expertise ensures your steel components meet the most rigorous steel coating specifications for corrosion resistance and long-term durability.

Our protective coating services include:

• Metalizing (Thermal Spray Coatings): Applying zinc or zinc/aluminum alloys for superior corrosion protection.
• Multi-Coat Paint Systems: Application of primers, intermediate, and finish coats from leading manufacturers.
• Surface Preparation: Abrasive blast cleaning to ensure optimal coating adhesion and performance.

Steel erection

Through our sister company, High Structural Erectors LLC, we offer safe and efficient steel erection services. Our experienced teams specialize in complex lifts and challenging site conditions, ensuring that your structural steel is assembled with the highest level of safety and precision. We manage the entire erection process, from planning and logistics to final assembly, providing a seamless transition from fabrication to a completed structure.

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Steel delivery

Reliable and timely steel delivery services are critical to every project's success. High Steel leverages our own trucking company, High Transit LLC, which operates a fleet of specialized equipment designed for heavy haul steel transport. Our expert logistics team manages all aspects of delivery, securing permits and coordinating escorts to ensure your fabricated steel arrives on-site, on time, and ready for erection.

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Decades of proven experience

Founded in 1931, our long history provides us with unparalleled expertise in tackling projects of every scale and complexity, from local bridges to major infrastructure landmarks.

State-of-the-art facilities

High Steel continually expands and updates our facilities to meet customer needs. Our four fabrication plants feature more than 500,000 square feet of enclosed production space and 85 acres of assembly yard, giving us the capacity to handle the nation's largest and most complex steel projects.

Comprehensive industry certifications

Our commitment to quality is verified by the industry's highest certifications. This demonstrates our capability to handle the most demanding projects while adhering to strict quality and safety standards.

• AISC (American Institute of Steel Construction):
  • Building Fabricator
  • Bridge Fabricator - Advanced (Major)
  • Fracture Critical Endorsement
  • Sophisticated Paint Endorsement P1 - Enclosed
• Canadian Welding Bureau:
  • CWB Division 1 certified to CSA Standard W47.1

A culture of safety

Safety is our most important value. We are dedicated to providing a safe work environment for our co-workers and ensuring that our services, from fabrication to erection, are performed with the highest safety standards.

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From initial design collaboration to final delivery and erection, High Steel Structures is your trusted partner for critical steel infrastructure. Let's build the future together.