General Information
| Completion: | 1958 |
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| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cantilever truss bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Structure: |
Through truss bridge |
| Support conditions: |
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| Structure: |
Non-parallel chord truss bridge |
| Material: |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 2003 |
Merit Award
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Location
| Location: |
Vallejo, Solano County, California, USA Crockett, Contra Costa County, California, USA |
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| Part of: | |
| Next to: |
Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge (2003)
Carquinez Strait Bridge (1927) |
| Coordinates: | 38° 3' 39.78" N 122° 13' 30.93" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 1021.08 m | |
| main spans | 2 x 335 m | |
| length of drop-in span | 2 x 132 m | |
| roadway / carriageway width | 16 m | |
| vertical navigation clearance | 44.20 m |
Materials
| truss |
steel
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Notes
Built 60 meters away from its twin of 1927.
Participants
Initial construction
Steel construction
Seismic retrofit (1998-2002)
Owner
Structural engineering
General contractor
Steel fabrication
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1993): Bridges. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA), pp. 91.
- (2002): Bridges - Ponts - Brücken. Atrium, Mexico City (Mexico), pp. 18-23.
- (1995): Carquinez Bridges' seismic hazard assessment and conceptual retrofit. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Extending the Lifespan of Structures, San Francisco, CA, USA, August 1995, pp. 597-602.
- (1997): Nonlinear seismic analysis of carquinez strait bridges. In: Computers & Structures, v. 64, n. 5-6 (September 1997), pp. 1041-1052.
- Puente Carquinez, California. In: Informes de la Construcción, v. 13, n. 122 (July 1960), pp. 73.
- About this
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20000483 - Published on:
13/11/1999 - Last updated on:
09/11/2023
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