General Information
| Other name(s): | Foss Waterway Bridge |
|---|---|
| Completion: | 22. January 1997 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with semi-fan system |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 47° 14' 36.78" N 122° 25' 53.75" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main spans | 107 m - 101 m | |
| number of lanes | 2 x 2 | |
| pylons | height | 55 m |
Materials
| deck |
prestressed concrete
|
|---|---|
| piers |
reinforced concrete
|
| abutments |
reinforced concrete
|
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The East 21st Street Bridge is a 682-foot (208 m) or 707-foot (215 m) or 992-foot (302 m) long cable-stayed bridge in Tacoma, Washington completed in January 1997. The bridge, whose most significant feature is two 180-foot (55 m) tall towers, carries four lanes State Route 509 (SR 509) across the Thea Foss Waterway from downtown Tacoma to the Port of Tacoma. SR 509 ends at a single point urban interchange with Interstate 705 west of the bridge, built as part of the same $165.3 million WSDOT project that also funded the bridge's construction.
The architect for the bridge was Jim Merritt, a Tacoma architect.
It is sometimes called Foss Waterway Bridge, although the Murray Morgan Bridge also crosses Foss Waterway.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "East 21st Street Bridge" and modified on September 13, 2020 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
- David Goodyear (concept designer)
- David Goodyear (erection engineer)
- DGES Consulting Engineers
- David Goodyear (checking engineer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1998): Foss Waterway Bridge. In: VSL News, v. 9, n. 1 ( 1998), pp. 9.
- (1997): Foss Waterway Stay Cable Bridge. In: VSL News, v. 8, n. 1 ( 1997), pp. 8.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20004148 - Published on:
05/07/2002 - Last updated on:
13/09/2020
