General Information
| Other name(s): | Triborough Bridge (East River Crossing) |
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| Beginning of works: | 26 October 1929 |
| Completion: | 11 July 1936 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Three-span suspension bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Material: |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 1936 |
First Place
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Queens, New York, New York, USA |
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| Crosses: |
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| See also: |
Robert F. Kennedy Bridge Bronx Kill Span (1936)
Robert F. Kennedy Bridge Harlem River Lift Span (1936) |
| Coordinates: | 40° 46' 47.49" N 73° 55' 35.97" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 420.9 m | |
| length of side spans | 214.8 m | |
| clearance | 41.1 m |
Materials
| superstructure |
steel
|
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| cables |
steel
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Participants
Initial construction (1929-1936)
Design
-
Triborough Bridge Authority
- Othmar Ammann (chief engineer)
- Allston Dana (design engineer)
- Aymar Embury II (architect)
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Triborough Bridge Authority
- Harold W. Hudson (engineer of construction)
- Edward W. Stearns (assistant to chief engineer)
Design consultants
Consulting engineers
- Moran, Maurice and Proctor (foundations)
- Leon Solomon Moisseiff (consulting engineer)
Steel construction
Rehabilitation
Structural engineering
Engineering
- Herb Rothman (engineer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1999): Cable care for Tribourough span. Protective coatings are vital for protecting against cable corrosion and in most cases can greatly extend cable life. In: Bridge Design & Engineering, v. 5, n. 15 (2nd Quarter 1999), pp. 55-56.
- (1997): Cable Safety Factors for Four Suspension Bridge. In: Journal of Bridge Engineering (ASCE), v. 2, n. 4 (November 1997), pp. 157-167.
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 127.
- (1984): Great American Bridges and Dams. A National Trust Guide. John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA), pp. 137-138.
- (1993): Investigations of Fractures in the Anchorages of the Triborough Bridge. Presented at: 10th Annual International Bridge Conference, 1993, Paper IBC 93-39.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000533 - Published on:
21/11/1999 - Last updated on:
02/04/2021
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