General Information
| Completion: | 14 October 1950 |
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| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Three-span suspension bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Support conditions: |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 2011 |
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Location
| Location: |
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA |
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| Crosses: |
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| Next to: |
New Tacoma Narrows Bridge (2007)
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| Replaces: |
Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940)
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| Coordinates: | 47° 16' 5.86" N 122° 33' 2.47" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 853.4 m | |
| total length | 1822.4 m | |
| span lengths | 335.3 m - 853.4 m - 335.3 m | |
| number of spans | 3 | |
| deck | deck depth | 10 m |
| deck width | 18.3 m |
Materials
| cables |
steel
|
|---|---|
| deck |
steel
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| pylons |
steel
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Chronology
| 14 October 1950 | Opened to traffic. |
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Participants
Engineering
- Charles E. Andrew (engineer)
- Dexter R. Smith (engineer)
- Jackson Leland Durkee (engineer)
Construction
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1993): Bridges. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA), pp. 106-107.
- (2002): Bridges - Ponts - Brücken. Atrium, Mexico City (Mexico), pp. 30-33.
- : Catastrophe to Triumph. Bridges of the Tacoma Narrows. Washington State University Press, Seattle (USA).
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 150-151.
- (2001): In the Wake of Tacoma. Suspension Bridges and the Quest for Aerodynamic Stability. ASCE Press, Reston (USA), ISBN 9780784405420.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000484 - Published on:
13/11/1999 - Last updated on:
14/04/2023
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