General Information
Completion: | 20 March 2007 |
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Status: | in use |
Project Type
Function / usage: |
Observation deck |
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Structure: |
Free cantilever girder bridge |
Material: |
Steel bridge |
Location
Location: |
Mohave County, Arizona, USA |
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Coordinates: | 36° 0' 44" N 113° 48' 40" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
cantilever length | 21 m | |
total width | 20 m | |
walkway width | 3.10 m |
Design Loads
live load | 490 kg/m² |
Cost
cost of construction | United States dollar 8 000 000 |
Materials
girders |
steel
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deck flooring |
glass
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Chronology
28 March 2007 | Opening. |
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Participants
Owner
Architecture
Structural engineering
General contractor
Steel construction
Glass construction
Prestressing bars
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Bridge Architecture + Design. 1st edition, Braun Publishing AG, Salenstein (Switzerland), ISBN 978-3-03768-025-4, pp. 274-277. (2010):
- DYWIDAG Threadbars secure terrific view over the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon Skywalk, Grand Canyon West, AZ, USA. In: DSI Info, n. 15 ( 2007- 2008), pp. 80.
- DYWIDAG-Spannstäbe sichern grandiosen Ausblick auf den Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon Skywalk, Grand Canyon West, Arizona, USA. In: DSI Info, n. 15 ( 2007- 2008), pp. 80-81.
- Skywalk aus Glas - majestätischer Blick für Mutige im Grand Canyon. In: Bautechnik, v. 84, n. 2 (February 2007), pp. 155-156.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20025328 - Published on:
20/11/2006 - Last updated on:
07/01/2022