General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Single-tower self-anchored suspension bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
Awards and Distinctions
| 2015 |
award winner
for registered users Award of Merit for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
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| Part of: | |
| Replaces: |
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (East) (1936)
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| Coordinates: | 37° 48' 57" N 122° 21' 28" W |
| Coordinates: | 37° 49' 19" N 122° 19' 46" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 385 m | |
| total length | 2 100 m | |
| deck | deck width | 27 m |
| pylon | pylon height | 160 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 1 000 000 000 |
Chronology
| 29 January 2002 | Beginning of construction. |
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Participants
Design
Architecture
Wind tunnel testing
Consulting
Construction engineers
Co-contractor
Subcontractor
Prestressing
Reinforcing steel
Lifting
Project management
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Bay bridge - steady construction progress. In: Bridge Update, n. 68 (June 2007), pp. 2.
- Bay bridge awaits its fate. In: Bridge Design & Engineering, v. 10, n. 37 (4th Quarter 2004), pp. 14.
- Bay Bridge SAS set to start at last. In: Bridge Update, n. 59 (April 2006), pp. 1.
- Bay Bridge stalls as governor terminates single bid. In: Bridge Update, n. 47 (October 2004), pp. 1.
- Bay Bridge suspension span comes back from the dead. In: Bridge Update, n. 53 (July 2005), pp. 1, 4.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000914 - Published on:
08/09/2000 - Last updated on:
31/08/2023
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