General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with semi-fan system |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Tramway, light or metro rail bridge |
| Material: |
Prestressed concrete bridge |
| Support conditions: |
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| Structure: |
Three-span cable-stayed bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada Surrey, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 49° 12' 19.87" N 122° 53' 48.09" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 340 m | |
| total length | 616 m | |
| pylons | pylon height | 123 m |
Materials
| deck |
prestressed concrete
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| pylons |
reinforced concrete
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
The SkyBridge is a cable-stayed bridge in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Built between 1987 and 1989, it spans the Fraser River and connects New Westminster with Surrey. The SkyBridge opened for revenue use on March 16, 1990 with the second half of the Phase II extension of SkyTrain to Scott Road Station.
History
Construction of the bridge began on October 28, 1987. The first half of the bridge heading towards Surrey was completed first, with the New Westminster half being completed on March 19, 1990. The bridge was manufactured by Hyundai Engineering & Construction and a Chilliwack-based construction company with a total cost of CAD$28 million, or $54.5 million in 2018 dollars.
Details
The SkyBridge does not carry automobiles, unlike the neighbouring Pattullo Bridge, but has two tracks to let the TransLink SkyTrain to pass either way on the bridge on ist journey between King George Station in Surrey and Waterfront Station in Downtown Vancouver. A third set of rails in the middle, not connected to the SkyTrain tracks, is used by maintenance crews to truck equipment back and forth on the bridge.
The bridge has two 123-metre (404 ft) tall towers and carries trains 45 metres (148 ft) above the Fraser River and valley. The main span is 340 metres (1,120 ft) and the total length is 616 metres (2,021 ft), making it the longest cable-supported transit-only bridge in the world.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Skybridge (TransLink)" and modified on July 22, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1993): Bridges. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA), pp. 143.
- (1996): Brücken. Kühne Konstruktionen über Flüsse, Täler, Meere. Callwey-Verlag, Munich (Germany), pp. 143.
- (1996): Seismic analysis and design of the SkyTrain cable-stayed bridge. In: Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering / Revue canadienne de génie civil, v. 23, n. 6 (December 1996), pp. 1241-1248.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20002356 - Published on:
15/11/2001 - Last updated on:
08/11/2024
