General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Three-span suspension bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 2008 |
Award of Merit
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA |
|---|---|
| Next to: |
Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1950)
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| Coordinates: | 47° 16' 3.58" N 122° 33' 2.91" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 853.44 m | |
| total length | 1 645.92 m | |
| pylon | pylon height | 155.45 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 849 000 000 |
Materials
| cables |
steel wire
|
|---|---|
| deck |
steel
|
| pylons |
reinforced concrete
|
| deck truss |
steel
|
| caissons |
reinforced concrete
|
| anchorages |
reinforced concrete
|
Chronology
| 15 July 2007 | Dedication ceremony. |
|---|---|
| 16 July 2007 | Opening to traffic. |
Notes
The bridge will be built at the location of the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge next to the one that replaced it ten years after it collapsed.
Towers and caissons designed for second deck (either road or light rail) to be added in the future.
Participants
Owner
Design
Wind tunnel testing
Co-contractor
Steel construction
Project management
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- (2002): Bridges - Ponts - Brücken. Atrium, Mexico City (Mexico), pp. 30-33.
- : Catastrophe to Triumph. Bridges of the Tacoma Narrows. Washington State University Press, Seattle (USA).
- Deck lift begins on Tacoma Narrows. In: Bridge Design & Engineering, v. 12, n. 44 (3rd Quarter 2006), pp. 7.
- (2008): The New Tacoma Narrows Bridge - From Inception to Opening. In: Structural Engineering International, v. 18, n. 1 (February 2008), pp. 24-27.
- (2005): The New Tacoma Narrows Bridge: Suspension System and Anchorage. Presented at: 2005 Structures Congress: Metropolis and Beyond & 2005 Forensic Engineering Symposium, New York (New York), USA, 20-24 April 2005, pp. 1-12.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20001290 - Published on:
09/02/2001 - Last updated on:
21/04/2016
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