General Information
| Other name(s): | Eleventh Street Bridge; City Waterway Bridge |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | July 1911 |
| Completion: | 15 February 1913 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Vertical lift bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Structure: |
Pratt type truss bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Structure: |
Through truss bridge Parallel-chord truss bridge |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 1982 |
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Location
| Location: |
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA |
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| Address: | State Route 509 |
| Coordinates: | 47° 15' 14.10" N 122° 26' 0.78" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 21 m | |
| total length | 975.36 m | |
| number of lanes | 2 | |
| main bridge | ||
|---|---|---|
| main span | 65.3 m | |
| span lengths | 57.61 m - 65.30 m - 57.61 m | |
| number of spans | 3 | |
| vertical navigation clearance | 18 m / 41 m | |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
|
|---|---|
| towers |
steel
|
| truss |
steel
|
Chronology
| July 1911 | Beginning of construction. |
|---|---|
| February 1913 | Completion. |
Participants
Initial construction (1911-1913)
Design
Contractor
Steel construction
Rehabilitation (2010-2012)
Design
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2019): Restoration of Two Historic Movable Bridges. Presented at: IABSE Congress: The Evolving Metropolis, New York, NY, USA, 4-6 September 2019, pp. 2263-2272.
- : Spanning Washington. Historic Highway Bridges of the Evergreen State. Washington State University Press, Pullman (USA), pp. 198-202.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20017592 - Published on:
26/08/2005 - Last updated on:
19/05/2016
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