General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Three-span suspension bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 44° 39' 49.88" N 63° 35' 4.11" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 441 m | |
| width | 11.5 m | |
| total length | 1 347 m | |
| suspended length | 762.1 m | |
| pylons | height | 102.9 m |
Materials
| pylons |
steel
|
|---|---|
| deck truss |
steel
|
Case Studies and Applied Products
ROBO®CONTROL Permanent – Remote Monitoring System
Robo®Control detects the absence of machine specifications at the component and conveys these to a central computer. There the data are processed and they are made available to the clients through internet.
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TENSA®MODULAR LR & LR-LS – Modular expansion joints
Modular Expansion Joints can be constructed for any movements, from about 100 mm up to 2,000 mm and more. They allow movements in all 3 directions and rotations around all 3 axes.
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Initial construction (1952-1955)
Design
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Monsarrat and Pratley
- Philip Louis Pratley (designer)
- Charles Monsarrat (designer)
- Henry Hugh Lewis Pratley (designer)
Reconfiguration (1999)
Design
Deck replacement (2014)
Structural engineering
Contractor
Expansion joints
Remote monitoring system
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2015): Angus L. Macdonald Bridge. In: (2015): Inspection, Evaluation and Maintenance of Suspension Bridges. CRC Press, Boca Raton (USA), ISBN 978-1-4665-9689-4, pp. 197-226.
- (2020): Long-Term Movement Behaviour of Bridge Bearings and Expansion Joints from SHM Data. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Synergy of Culture and Civil Engineering – History and Challenges, Wrocław, Poland, 7-9 October 2020, pp. 1125-1132.
- (2016): Macdonald Bridge Suspended Spans Deck Replacement: Construction Engineering Challenges and Solutions. Presented at: IABSE Congress: Challenges in Design and Construction of an Innovative and Sustainable Built Environment, Stockholm, Sweden, 21-23 September 2016, pp. 1613-1620.
- (2017): The New Old Bridge: Renovation of the Macdonald Suspension Bridge. In: Structural Engineering International, v. 27, n. 1 (February 2017), pp. 32-37.
- (2017): Replacement of the Macdonald Bridge Suspended Spans: Fabrication and Field Construction Works. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Engineering the Future, Vancouver, Canada, 21-23 September 2017, pp. 951-958.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20006027 - Published on:
06/10/2002 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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