General Information
Completion: | 10 October 1938 |
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Status: | in use |
Project Type
Structure: |
Cantilever truss bridge |
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Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
Material: |
Steel bridge |
Support conditions: |
for registered users |
Material: |
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Awards and Distinctions
1938 |
Honorable Mention
for registered users |
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Location
Location: |
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada Port Huron, Saint Clair County, Michigan, USA |
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Next to: |
Second Blue Water Bridge (1997)
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Coordinates: | 42° 59' 55.95" N 82° 25' 24.71" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
main span | 265 m | |
width | 12 m | |
height | 64 m | |
total length | 1 883 m | |
vertical navigation clearance | 46 m |
Cost
cost of construction | United States dollar 2 744 018 |
Materials
truss |
steel
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Participants
Initial construction
Owner
Client
Design
Steel construction
Strengthening
Design
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Aesthetic Considerations in Twinning the Blue Water Bridge. Presented at: 15th IABSE Congress, Copenhagen, Denmark, 16-20 June 1996, pp. 1189-1190. (1996):
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20004187 - Published on:
05/07/2002 - Last updated on:
06/04/2021