The superstructure and West approaches of the Hale Boggs Bridge were designed by the prime consultant, Frankland and Leinhard of New York, NY (E. Stanley Jarosz, Vice-president & Chief Engineer, & Myron Lepkaluk, President). The James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation recognized Jarosz's and Frankland & Leinhard's design achievement with a major award in the year the bridge was completed. The foundations of the main span and the East approaches were designed by Modjeski and Masters of Harrisburg, PA. Original construction was by a team headed by Williams Brothers Construction Co, Inc.