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General Information

Other name(s): OHSU Aerial Tram
Beginning of works: 2005
Completion: 2006
Status: in use

Project Type

Function / usage: Aerial tramway

Location

km Name

Technical Information

Cost

cost of construction United States dollar 57 000 000

Chronology

2007

Presidential Award of Excellence by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC).

Notes

Aerial Tramway consisting of:

  1. Steel reinforced concrete lower station housing the control room, and drive engines.
  2. 60 m (197 ft.) intermediate steel tower.
  3. Upper station that is free standing steel and concrete that houses the counterweights.
  4. 2 cabins designed to carry 78 passengers and one operator.
The custom-designed cabins were made by Gangloff Cabins of Bern, Switzerland. Doppelmayr CTEC, Salt Lake City, UT was chosen to design, fabricate and install the tram.

Participants

Architecture

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  • Structure-ID
    10059248
  • Published on:
    24/01/2011
  • Last updated on:
    28/05/2021
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