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Structural engineers Dan Del Tufo and Julia Kallmerten got engaged when Dan proposed to her on the Memorial Bridge in Portsmouth, NH, at the Maine border. The Memorial Bridge is a vertical lift bridge, and Dan worked with the NH Department Transportation to have the bridge raised while he and Julia were on it. The two engineers have been involved with the bridge in different capacities, both at the University of New Hampshire and in their professional work. The bridge structure, in addition to carrying traffic, has served as a research platform forUNH的生活桥项目.

丹的诡计是他们在那里帮助拍照。朱莉娅没有怀疑更多参与。丹一直等到桥结构升至顶部，然后屈膝屈膝。更好的是，当桥梁回来时，家庭成员正在等待海岸迎接新订婚的夫妻。丹（Dan）假设朱莉娅（Julia）会同意该提议，但幸运的是，这是一个很好的假设。

The story was tweeted by NHDOT, and then was r由波士顿环球报道. It went viral, being picked up by the Associated Press and many other news outlets around the world.

Julia is an engineer with my company, so I had some follow-up questions for her:

ENR: What were some of the things you did related to the Living Bridge project?

Julia: Absolutely nothing. The Living Bridge project, while fascinating, is my now fiancés claim to fame. His senior project was (from what I can remember) focused on finding the best way to adhere sensors to the bridge. There are sensors located all over the bridge that are constantly taking recordings to measure the effect of traffic fatigue to the steel, measure the effects of the tide to the foundation, etc. My involvement, the reason that DOT let him ask me in the way he did, was based on Harbor Walk Park and other projects down the river. The harbor walk park is located right next to the bridge and gives a direct view of the float that secures the tidal turbines.

新利18备用ENR：在垂直升降机桥上提议之后，您是否考虑在秋千上进行接待？

Julia: That sounds like the only way we could top this proposal… I wonder if there would be complaints with regards to “unwise use of resources” (Facebook comment from a grumpy person who did not understand that the proposal happened during a time of scheduled bridge maintenance). It might make for a short reception.

Sarah Mildred Long Bridge Dmoore5556 – Own Workhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Mildred_Long_Bridge#/media/File:Sarah_Mildred_Long_Bridge_(2018)_4.jpg

ENR: The Memorial Bridge is nice, but were you secretly disappointed that he didn’t propose on the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge?

朱莉娅：丝毫没有。我知道这些问题已经解决，但是不久前，莎拉·朗（Sarah Long）被困在上位置。另外，我得到了那座桥的一些很酷的照片！

新利18备用ENR：Dan打算在婚礼上穿硬汉和（黑色）安全背心？

Julia: I hope so! I’ll wear a white safety vest to match!

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ENR: If you had to choose a favorite state motto, would it be “Live Free or Die” or “Vacationland”?

Julia: Live free or die. I’m a NH girl born and raised.

Edmund Pettus Bridge

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新利18备用ENR：关于symbolism of a bridge还有您即将结婚的婚姻？

朱莉娅：尽管如此，我认为桥梁是婚姻的很好的代表。双方都可以将其视为他和她的家人，而桥梁就是将他们联系起来的。提案中我最喜欢的部分是我发现声音说是的那一刻。丹带领我走到了桥的边缘，我们一起举起了空中，好像我们刚刚征服了世界。那时，欢呼开始，看着港口漫步公园（以及我为设计的区域），我们的两个家庭都在等待鲜花和标志。婚姻确实是两个家庭的加入，这意味着我现在和未来的家庭都在那里与我们一起庆祝。

ENR: As the bridge was rising, did you start to think that Dan had something else in mind?

朱莉娅：老实说，出于一些原因，我完全忘记了他的意图。第一：丹在大学里骑着桥，已经吹牛了多年，所以我为这个机会感到非常兴奋。其次，这不是我第一次做一些很酷的工作。几年前，我乘坐直升机去了昆西（Quincy）拍摄了大风暴后拍摄航空照片，所以这似乎不是一个不切实际的工作机会。第三，我最近的爱好之一是景观摄影。一年多以前，我购买了DSLR，并在过去的一年中记录了我所看到的世界，所以当他要求我与他合影工作时，我以为他们只是想要优质的照片，我很高兴关于独特的观点的想法。

新利18备用ENR：您现在是否担心即将到来，您是否应该与Dan有任何分歧（并不是说会发生），他会说：“我们来到它时我们会越过那座桥梁”？

朱莉娅：我期望的是。丹喜欢开玩笑。他甚至开玩笑说他的提议的位置（和高度），如果我说不的话，他会做什么……我敢肯定，头条新闻会更加沮丧。

ENR adds: As long as they don’t burn any bridges.

Burns Bridge @ShrewsburyMAGov via Twitter

We are thrilled for Julia and Dan as they embark on a life of excellent crossings. Kudos to Dan for pulling off possibly the best bridge marriage proposal ever.

Julia, Dan and family. Photo courtesy of Julia Kallmerten