Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing
General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cantilever truss bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
|---|---|
| Next to: |
Second Narrows Bridge (1970)
|
| Coordinates: | 49° 17' 42.10" N 123° 1' 34.74" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 335.00 m | |
| total length | 1 292 m | |
| length of drop-in span | 109.80 m | |
| span lengths of main bridge | 85.86 m - 2 x 85.91 m - 86.08 m - 142.24 m - 335.00 m - 142.09 m |
Materials
| truss |
steel
|
|---|
Chronology
| November 1957 | Beginning of construction. |
|---|---|
| 17 June 1958 | A truss section collapses killing 18 workers – a diver searching for bodies is later also killed. In total 25 workers died in 4 separate incidents during construction of the bridge. |
| 1994 | The bridge is renamed the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing to honour the workers that lost their lives during its construction. |
Participants
Design
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (1959): The Collapse of the Second Narrows Bridge, Vancouver. In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 12, n. 4 (April 1959), pp. 36-41.
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 65.
- (1957): The North Approach to the Second Narrows Bridge. In: PCI Journal, v. 2, n. 2 (September 1957), pp. 48-53.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20007234 - Published on:
13/12/2002 - Last updated on:
21/10/2024
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