General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Pratt type truss bridge |
|---|---|
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Structure: |
Polygonal truss bridge Through truss bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
original use: Railroad (railway) bridge current use: Road bridge |
Awards and Distinctions
Location
| Location: |
Valdez-Cordova, Alaska, USA |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 60° 40' 21.84" N 144° 44' 45.83" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 470 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 1 500 000 |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
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|---|---|
| truss |
steel
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Chronology
| 1964 | Severely damaged in an earthquake. |
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Participants
Initial construction
Rehabilitation (2005)
Owner
Structural engineering
Contractor
Relevant Web Sites
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HAER: Copper River & Northwest Railroad, Million Dollar Bridge, Spanning Copper River at Miles Glacier, Cordova vicinity, Valdez-Cordova District, AK
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Historic American Engineering Records: Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Million Dollar Bridge, Spanning Copper River at Miles Glacier, Cordova, Chugach Census Area, AK
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Wikipedia: Miles Glacier Bridge
Relevant Publications
- (2003): Nonlinear time history analysis of the Million Dollar Bridge. Presented at: Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics 2003, June 17–20, 2003, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, pp. 343-346.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20017910 - Published on:
02/10/2005 - Last updated on:
27/02/2025
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