General Information
Project Type
Structure: |
Deck arch bridge Truss arch bridge Two-hinged arch bridge |
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Support conditions: |
for registered users |
Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
Material: |
Steel bridge |
Plan view: |
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Awards and Distinctions
2013 |
for registered users |
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1978 |
Award of Merit
for registered users |
Location
Location: |
Fayetteville, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA |
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Crosses: |
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Coordinates: | 38° 4' 8.32" N 81° 4' 57.23" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
main span | 518 m | |
height | 267 m | |
total length | 924 m | |
number of lanes | 2 x 2 | |
abutments | number | 2 |
deck | deck width | 22 m |
Cost
cost of construction | United States dollar 37 000 000 |
Materials
deck |
steel
|
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arch |
steel
|
piers on arch |
steel
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Participants
Owner
- Clarence V. Knudsen (chief engineer)
Design
-
Michael Baker International
- Michael Baker (designer)
General contractor
Steel construction
Steel erection
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- L'art de l'ingénieur. constructeur, entrepeneur, inventeur. Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), pp. 332. (1997):
- Bridges. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA), pp. 145. (1993):
- Bridging the World. Bridge Ink, Wilsonville (USA). (2003):
- Brücken / Bridges. Ästhetik und Gestaltung / Aesthetics and Design. 4th edition, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart (Germany), pp. 239-41. (1994):
- New River Gorge Bridge: World's Longest Steel Arch. In: Civil Engineering Magazine, v. 48, n. 6 (June 1978), pp. 119-120.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000269 - Published on:
20/05/1999 - Last updated on:
27/10/2023