General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with harp system Two-span cable-stayed bridge |
|---|---|
| Support conditions: |
for registered users |
| Secondary structure(s): |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Steel-reinforced concrete composite bridge Structurae Plus/Pro - Subscribe Now! Structurae Plus/Pro - Subscribe Now! |
Location
| Location: |
Montreal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada Brossard, Montérégie, Quebec, Canada |
|---|---|
| Above of: |
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| Replaces: |
Champlain Bridge (1962)
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| Coordinates: | 45° 28' 13.35" N 73° 32' 3.73" W |
| Coordinates: | 45° 28' 0.73" N 73° 29' 31.55" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 240 m | |
| total length | 3 400 m | |
| deck 1 | deck depth | 3.630 m |
| total width | 17.045 m | |
| roadway / carriageway width | 16.045 m | |
| deck 2 | deck depth | 3.620 m |
| number of tracks | 2 | |
| total width | 10.870 m | |
| deck 3 | deck depth | 3.630 m |
| total width | 17.045 m | |
| roadway / carriageway width | 16.045 m | |
| pylon | height from foundation level | 170 m |
Quantities
| structural steel | 72 700 t | |
| concrete volume | 107 000 m³ | |
| prestressing steel | 1 110 t | |
| stay cables | steel for cable-stays | 1 120 t |
Cost
| cost of construction | ca. Canadian dollar 2 150 000 000 |
Materials
| pylon |
reinforced concrete
precast reinforced concrete |
|---|---|
| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| pier heads |
steel
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| main girders |
steel
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Case Studies and Applied Products
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Design
- Ove Arup & Partners
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Provencher Roy Associés Architectes Inc.
- Claude Provencher (designer)
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Dissing+Weitling arkitektfirma a/s
- Poul Ove Jensen (architect)
Structural engineering
Quality control
Co-contractor
- ACSA Obras e Infraestructuras S.A.
- Dragados
- Flatiron Constructors Canada
- HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions GmbH
- SNC-Lavalin
Steel construction
Expansion joints
- mageba group
- MAURER SE (railroad bridge)
Monitoring equipment
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2017): Design and Construction of the New Champlain Bridge, Montreal, Canada. In: Structural Engineering International, v. 27, n. 1 (February 2017), pp. 38-43.
- (2019): Design and Construction of the Samuel De Champlain Bridge, Montreal, Canada. Presented at: IABSE Congress: The Evolving Metropolis, New York, NY, USA, 4-6 September 2019, pp. 2329-2336.
- (2017): Design of the Cable-Stayed Bridge Signature Span of the New Champlain Bridge. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Engineering the Future, Vancouver, Canada, 21-23 September 2017, pp. 2075-2082.
- (2019): Design Quality Management of The New Samuel De Champlain Bridge. Presented at: IABSE Congress: The Evolving Metropolis, New York, NY, USA, 4-6 September 2019, pp. 1820-1828.
- (2017): Highway Approaches of the New Champlain Bridge Corridor. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Engineering the Future, Vancouver, Canada, 21-23 September 2017, pp. 2090-2097.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20067927 - Published on:
19/10/2015 - Last updated on:
29/06/2022