General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Three-span suspension bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Support conditions: |
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| Material: |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 1957 |
award winner
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Gloucester City, Gloucester County, New Jersey, USA |
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| Crosses: |
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| Part of: | |
| Coordinates: | 39° 54' 33.49" N 75° 9' 11.75" W |
| Coordinates: | 39° 54' 5" N 75° 6' 53.01" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 610 m | |
| total length | 9.98 km | |
| number of cables | 2 | |
| clearance | 46.5 m | |
| span lengths of main bridge | 234.7 m - 610 m - 234.7 m | |
| number of lanes | 7 |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 75 000 000 |
Materials
| cables |
steel
|
|---|---|
| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| pylons |
steel
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| deck truss |
steel
|
Participants
Initial construction
Owner
Design
-
Ammann & Whitney
- Othmar Ammann (senior partner)
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Modjeski & Masters
- Frank M. Masters (senior partner)
- Milton Brumer (chief engineer)
- Frank L. Stahl (project engineer)
- Homer R. Seely (project engineer)
- Herb Rothman (designer)
Construction
- Bethlehem Steel Co. (towers)
- Booth & Flinn Company (anchorages)
- Fehlhaber Corporation (piers)
- Merritt, Chapman, Scott (anchorage foundations)
Cables
Cable steel supplier
Rehabilitation
Consulting engineers
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1956): Development and Design of the Walt Whitman Bridge. In: Journal of the Structural Division (ASCE), v. 82, n. 4 (July 1956).
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 134.
- Die Walt Whitman Brücke in Philadelphia. technical report.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000566 - Published on:
21/11/1999 - Last updated on:
18/04/2021
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