General Information
| Other name(s): | William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge |
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| Beginning of works: | 1949 |
| Completion: | 30 July 1952 |
| 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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Awards and Distinctions
| 1965 |
award winner
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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 (1973)
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| Coordinates: | 38° 59' 27" N 76° 22' 21" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 8.5 m | |
| total length | 7 000 m | |
| main bridge | ||
|---|---|---|
| main span | 488 m | |
| total length | 975 m | |
| vertical navigation clearance | 56.7 m | |
| cables | number | 2 |
| pylons | height | 107.9 m |
| number | 2 | |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 45 000 000 |
Materials
| cables |
steel wire
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| pylons |
steel
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| deck truss |
steel
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| anchorages |
reinforced concrete
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Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1955): Chesapeake Bay Bridge. In: Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, v. 120, n. 1 ( 1955), pp. 245-254.
- (2006): 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.
- (2023): Chesapeake Bay Bridge Dehumidification. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Long Span Bridges, Istanbul, Turkey, 26-28 April 2023, pp. 716-726.
- (1970): Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Project. In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 46, n. 1 (May 1970), pp. 1-9.
- (1984): Great American Bridges and Dams. A National Trust Guide. John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA), pp. 121.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000562 - Published on:
21/11/1999 - Last updated on:
06/09/2023
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