General Information
Other name(s): | William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge |
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Beginning of works: | 1969 |
Completion: | 28 June 1973 |
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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Secondary structure(s): |
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Location
Location: |
Skidmore, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA Stevensville, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA |
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Crosses: |
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Carries: |
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Next to: |
Chesapeake Bay Bridge (1952)
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Coordinates: | 38° 59' 32" N 76° 22' 22" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
width | 11.6 m | |
total length | 6 970 m | |
main bridge | ||
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main span | 488 m | |
total length | 975 m | |
clearance | 56.9 m | |
cables | strands per cable | 61 |
number | 2 | |
pylons | height | 115.5 m |
number | 2 |
Cost
cost of construction | United States dollar 148 000 000 |
Materials
cables |
steel wire
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deck |
steel
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pylons |
steel
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anchorages |
reinforced concrete
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Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Chesapeake Bay Bridge. In: Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, v. 120, n. 1 ( 1955), pp. 245-254. (1955):
- The Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Parallel Crossing. Presented at: Structures Congress 2006, May 18-21, 2006, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, pp. 1-10. (2006):
- (2023): Chesapeake Bay Bridge Dehumidification. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Long Span Bridges, Istanbul, Turkey, 26-28 April 2023, pp. 716-726.
- Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Project. In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 46, n. 1 (May 1970), pp. 1-9. (1970):
- Great American Bridges and Dams. A National Trust Guide. John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA), pp. 121. (1984):
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000561 - Published on:
21/11/1999 - Last updated on:
06/09/2023