What Are These Giant Beams Moving Through the Capital Region?

It's a pretty normal thing to see trucks moving big pieces of equipment or other oversized loads in the Capital Region. It happens pretty often with our easy access to multiple highways that can take you north, south, east or west. What is a little out of the ordinary is the deja vu I've been having since last week watching gigantic beams traveling on Albany's Washington Ave. Ext.

On Thursday June 26th was the first day I noticed these massive things being driven down the road with a fairly large police escort. I thought it looked pretty amazing, actually. I was shocked when I saw the same thing happening at right around the same exact time on that following Friday.

I thought I had surely missed all the fun by the time Monday rolled around, but sure enough there was another convoy of police cars, licensed escort cars and a truck hauling a very large beam.

What are they?

Where could a beam of this size be going? I did a little digging and came up completely empty as to where it's heading, so if anyone knows please don't hesitate to reach out to me.

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On Tuesday once again I saw these beams being moved in Albany. Now I still have no idea where they are heading, but there are some pretty common things they could be used for.

According to buy a beam the most common uses for these types of beams are bridge construction, structural steel frames, concrete reinforcement, and supporting floors and roofs.

I am unaware of any large projects being done in our are that would require these, but they could also be coming a number of steel manufacturers in the area to go to other places.

No matter what it is, it's a pretty cool thing to spot four days in a row.