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...to provide forums for information interchange among bridge owners, Government agencies, designers, contractors, suppliers, and other groups involved in movable bridges and heavy movable structures. This includes both privately owned and publicly owned bridges.

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Heavy Movable Structures, Inc.

is a not-for-profit technical organization of volunteers focusing on the heavy civil facilities utilized by or for the public benefit, with emphasis on, but not limited to, movable bridges. About HMS | Membership Benefits

2012 Biennial Movable Bridge Symposium

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The 14th Biennial Heavy Movable Structures Symposium will be held in Orlando, Oct 22-25, 2012 at the Caribe Royale Hotel.
You can obtain specific Information and individual registration by clicking the tabs below. The Video offers highlights of past events and a look at a number of the activities available to an attendee.

Symposium Information

What's New

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Welcome to the new HMS website format. This is the first stage of several upgrades to the website which will improve functionality and convenience for our membership.  As in the past, users will be able to renew or start a membership and order merchandise.  Some of the improvements currently in place include archives of past symposia papers, an easier-to-use HMS Blog and more direct access to communicate with the executive officers and the board of directors. 

 

Now Available:  Exhibitor Package

Please click HERE to go to our Symposium Information page to download your Exhibit Space Agreement and Exhibit Space Application Form.

 

Where would you like to go for future HMS Symposia? 

The HMS Symposium is going to New Orleans in 2014, but locations for 2016 and beyond have not been identified.  Take a moment to check out the web pole and cast your vote for where you would like to see HMS in 2016.

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