General Information
| Other name(s): | Placentia Lift Bridge |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | March 2013 |
| Completion: | 23 September 2016 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Vertical lift bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
|---|---|
| To replace: |
Sir Ambrose Shea Bridge (1961)
|
| Coordinates: | 47° 15' 0.85" N 53° 57' 44.98" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 93 m | |
| span lengths | 32 m - 33 m - 32 m | |
| number of spans | 3 | |
| length of movable section | 33 m | |
| vertical navigation clearance | 3.05 - 21.34 m | |
| horizontal navigation clearance | 25 m | |
| towers | width | 18.920 - 23.920 m |
| height | 32.452 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | Canadian dollar 47 700 000 |
Materials
| deck |
steel
|
|---|---|
| towers |
steel
|
Participants
Owner
Design
Architecture
Construction engineers
Geotechnical engineering
Contractor
Co-contractor
Steel construction
Mechanical & electrical engineering
Specialist consultants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2017): Design and Construction of the Sir Ambrose Shea Vertical Lift Bridge, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador. Presented at: 2017 Conference of the Transportation Association of Canada, St. John’s, NL.
- (2017): Sir Ambrose Shea Lift Bridge – Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Engineering the Future, Vancouver, Canada, 21-23 September 2017, pp. 1422-1428.
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20/01/2016 - Last updated on:
25/07/2020
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