General Information
| Other name(s): | Woodrow Wilson Bridge; Wilson Bridge |
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| Beginning of works: | 2000 |
| Completion: | 30 May 2008 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Double-leaf bascule bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
Awards and Distinctions
| 2009 |
award winner
for registered users |
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| 2008 |
award winner
for registered users |
Location
| Location: |
Alexandria, Virginia, USA Oxon Hill, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA |
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| Crosses: |
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| Carries: |
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| Part of: | |
| To replace: |
Woodrow Wilson Bridge (1961)
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| Coordinates: | 38° 47' 34" N 77° 1' 54" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| number of lanes | 12 | |
| total width | 76 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 600 000 000 |
Chronology
| 10 June 2006 | Opening of the bridge on the Inner Loop. |
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| 30 May 2008 | Opening of the bridge on the Outer Loop. |
Notes
The new 12-lane bridge includes 4 side-by- side, double leaf bascule spans, each with a 82m center-to-center trunnion spacing and an overall bridge width of 76m. The bascule span is supported on delta-shaped concrete bascule piers. Provides a 53m horizontal channel for navigation. Open position affords unrestricted vertical clearance within designated channel and a 21m minimum vertical clearance, span closed, for navigation.
Participants
Owner
Design
Architecture
- Miguel Rosales (architect)
Consulting engineers
Geotechnical engineering
Subconsultant
- Finley McNary Engineers (piers)
- Hardesty & Hanover (bascule span)
Co-contractor
- American Bridge Company (approach viaduct Maryland)
- Corman Construction, Inc. (approach viaduct Virginia)
- Edward Kraemer & Sons, Inc. (approach viaduct Maryland)
- Granite Construction, Inc. (approach viaduct Virginia)
- Trumball (approach viaduct Maryland)
Steel construction
Subcontractor
Prestressing
Project management
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2001): Beltway Connection. In: Civil Engineering Magazine, v. 71, n. 3 (March 2001).
- (2002): Bridges - Ponts - Brücken. Atrium, Mexico City (Mexico), pp. 34-41.
- Crossing the divide. In: Bridge Design & Engineering, v. 10, n. 34 (1st Quarter 2004), pp. 20-24.
- DYWIDAG Multistrand Tendons secure new Interstate Bridge across the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.. Replacement structure for overloaded Woodrow Wilson Bridge on the Interstate I-495/I-95, Washington, D.C., USA. In: DSI Info, n. 14 ( 2006- 2007), pp. 66.
- DYWIDAG-Spannglieder sichern neue Autobahnbrücke über den Potomac Fluss bei Washington, D.C.. Ersatzbau für überbeanspruchte Woodrow Wilson-Brücke an der Interstate I-495/I-95, Washington, D.C., USA. In: DSI Info, n. 14 ( 2006- 2007), pp. 66-67.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000912 - Published on:
07/09/2000 - Last updated on:
11/11/2023
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