General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Double-leaf bascule bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Washington, District of Columbia, USA Alexandria, Virginia, USA |
|---|---|
| Part of: | |
| Will be replaced by: |
Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge (2008)
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| Coordinates: | 38° 47' 33.69" N 77° 1' 58.49" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| number of lanes | 6 |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 600 000 000 |
Chronology
| 1954 | Congress appropriates US$ 15 million for the design and construction of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. |
|---|---|
| 1969 | Traffic exceeds the design capacity of 75 000 vehicles a day. |
Notes
Named after Woodrow Wilson, former president of the United States.
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2002): Bridges - Ponts - Brücken. Atrium, Mexico City (Mexico), pp. 34-41.
- (1984): Deck Widening and Replacement of Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge. In: PCI Journal, v. 29, n. 3 (May 1984), pp. 74-93.
- (2009): Inspecting the Lightweight Precast Concrete Panels in the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Deck of 1982. In: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities (ASCE), v. 23, n. 6 (December 2009), pp. 382-390.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20007389 - Published on:
03/01/2003 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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