The Christopher S. Bond Bridge – An Icon for Kansas City, Missouri
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Patrick Cassity
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | 17th IABSE Congress: Creating and Renewing Urban Structures – Tall Buildings, Bridges and Infrastructure, Chicago, USA, 17-19 September 2008 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Congress Chicago 2008 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 534-535 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 10 | ||||
| Year: | 2008 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/222137908796293956 | ||||
| Abstract: |
The US$232 million kcICON Design-Build Project includes the design and construction of a landmark bridge over the Missouri River and reconstruction of over six kilometers of Interstate- 29/35 in Kansas City, Missouri. The new bridge is almost 42 meters wide and approximately 518 meters long including approach spans. The suspended portion of the bridge consists of a composite steel and concrete, asymmetrical cable-stayed system with a main span of 168 meters and a side span of 138 meters. The striking, diamond-shaped pylon rises over 91 meters off the water and creates a natural gateway between the communities of North Kansas City and Kansas City. The aesthetic lighting features a kinetic lighting system with diode panels mounted to the edge girders to allow an infinite number of lighting shows across the length of the bridge, from simple one-color panels to complex color changing events. |
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| Keywords: |
cable-stayed design-build landmark bridge aesthetics aesthetic lighting
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