West Gate Bridge
General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 37° 49' 45.84" S 144° 53' 52.80" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 336 m | |
| width | max. 37.3 m | |
| total length | 2582.6 m | |
| clearance | min. 53.7 m | |
| pylon | pylon height | 102 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | Australian dollar 202 000 000 |
Materials
| deck of main bridge |
steel
|
|---|---|
| deck of approach viaducts |
concrete
|
Products, Services & Reports
West Gate Bridge crosses the mouth of the Yarra River in Melbourne, Australia. Its 2.6km overall length comprises two concrete box girder high leve ...
[more]Chronology
| 15 October 1970 | Steel span collapses during construction killing 35. |
|---|---|
| 15 November 1978 | The bridge is opened. |
Participants
Design
- Freeman Fox & Partners (main bridge)
- Maunsell & Partners (approach viaducts)
Engineering
- Oscar G. Meyer (engineer)
Co-contractor
Subcontractor
Steel supplier
Stay cable steel supplier
Strengthening
Wind tunnel testing
Post-collapse investigation
Expertise
- Hans Grassl (expert)
- Hans G. Wolfram (expert)
- Karlheinz Roik (expert)
- Robert G. Baker (expert)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2009): Bridge-specific Assessment Techniques for the Strengthening and Refurbishment of the West Gate Bridge, Melbourne. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Sustainable Infrastructure - Environment Friendly, Safe and Resource Efficient, Bangkok, Thailand, 9-11 September 2009, pp. 47-54.
- (1974): Design Modifications to West Gate Bridge, Melbourne. In: Australian Civil Engineering Transactions [IEAust], v. 15, n. 2 ( 1974).
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 290.
- Humber Bridge statistics, West Gate Bridge statistics. Presented at: 11th IABSE Congress, Vienna, Austria, 31 August - 5 September 1980, pp. 807-808.
- (2014): Management of fatigue cracking: West Gate Bridge, Melbourne. In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Bridge Engineering, v. 167, n. 3 (September 2014), pp. 193-201.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20002441 - Published on:
30/11/2001 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016