General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
|
| 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
|
Case Studies and Applied Products
West Gate Bridge Upgrade
West Gate Bridge crosses the mouth of the Yarra River in Melbourne, Australia. Its 2.6km overall length comprises two concrete box girder high level approach viaducts either side of an 850m long, 5-span cable stayed steel box girder bridge with a 336m main span. The ... [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.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20002441 - Published on:
30/11/2001 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016