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Replacement of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Bascule Span

 Replacement of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Bascule Span
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Presented at IABSE Symposium: Improving Infrastructure Worldwide, Weimar, Germany, 19-21 September 2007, published in , pp. 344-345
DOI: 10.2749/222137807796158228
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A mile-long signature replacement structure has been designed to replace the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge on the I-95 Interstate System. With eight independent bascule leaves and a movable mass o...
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Author(s):

Medium: conference paper
Language(s): English
Conference: IABSE Symposium: Improving Infrastructure Worldwide, Weimar, Germany, 19-21 September 2007
Published in:
Page(s): 344-345 Total no. of pages: 8
Page(s): 344-345
Total no. of pages: 8
Year: 2007
DOI: 10.2749/222137807796158228
Abstract:

A mile-long signature replacement structure has been designed to replace the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge on the I-95 Interstate System. With eight independent bascule leaves and a movable mass of 19000 metric tons, the bascule span is the largest movable bridge in the U.S. and possibly the world. To meet extraordinary public demands, the new bascule bridge has been constructed with many unique features including aesthetic V-shaped concrete piers, fully-composite concrete decks, moment-transferring span locking system, details to accommodate a future transit system, and a fully-redundant electrical control system. These components are amongst the innovative, interdisciplinary features described in this paper.

Keywords:
bascule bridge movable bridge post-tensioning v-shaped piers segmental concrete trunnion moment locks tail locks bridge control system

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