General Information
| Name in local language: | 東京ゲートブリッジ (Tōkyō gēto burijji); 東京港臨海大橋 (Tōkyōwan rinkai ōhashi) |
|---|---|
| Other name(s): | Tokyo Bay Waterfront Gate Bridge |
| Beginning of works: | 2003 |
| Completion: | 12 February 2012 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
|---|---|
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Support conditions: |
for registered users |
| Structure: |
main bridge: Cantilever truss bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 2 618 m | |
| vertical navigation clearance | 54.6 m | |
| main bridge | ||
|---|---|---|
| total length | 792 m | |
| span lengths | 160 m - 440 m - 160 m | |
| number of spans | 3 | |
| total height | 87.8 m | |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
|
|---|---|
| girder |
steel
|
| truss |
steel
|
Excerpt from Wikipedia
Tokyo Gate Bridge (東京ゲートブリッジ, Tōkyō gēto burijji) is a truss cantilever bridge across Tokyo Bay in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan. It opened on 12 February 2012 with an estimated total construction cost of ¥113,000,000,000 (equivalent to ¥119,120,400,000 in 2019) for the Stage II section of highway including the bridge.
History
Part of a new four-lane highway ringing Tokyo, construction began in 2002 and was scheduled for completion in 2011, but the opening to traffic was delayed until 2012. With the provisional name of Tokyo Bay Waterfront Bridge (東京港臨海大橋, Tōkyōwan rinkai ōhashi) the public was asked for suggestions. From the 12,223 received, "Tokyo Gate Bridge" was chosen and officially announced on 15 November 2010.
Design
The design fulfils the requirement to be high enough to allow large ships to pass underneath, but low enough not to interfere with air traffic to the nearby Haneda Airport. It is a double cantilever bridge, which means that the truss sections from either side can be completed in balance, and then joined by the addition of the relatively short central span. The resemblance of the bridge to two monsters facing off has given it the nickname of 'Dinosaur Bridge' (恐竜橋, Kyōryū-bashi)
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Tokyo Gate Bridge" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2014): New Sights of Light-up in Tokyo I: Tokyo Gate Bridge. In: Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Institute of Japan, v. 98, n. 7 (July 2014), pp. 285-288.
- (2015): Newly Developed Bridge High-performance Steel and its Application to Tokyo Gate Bridge. Presented at: IABSE Conference: Elegance in structures, Nara, Japan, 13-15 May 2015, pp. 168-169.
- (2010): Tokyo triple. In: Bridge Design & Engineering, v. 16, n. 59 (2nd Quarter 2010), pp. 24-26.
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20059116 - Published on:
14/11/2010 - Last updated on:
06/01/2022
