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Alfred Zampa Memorial (New Carquinez) Bridge
General Information
Other name(s): | Third Carquinez Bridge |
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Beginning of works: | 2000 |
Completion: | 7 November 2003 |
Status: | in use |
Project Type
Structure: |
Suspension bridge |
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Function / usage: |
Bicycle and pedestrian bridge Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
Material: |
Steel bridge |
Location
Location: |
Vallejo, Solano County, California, USA Crockett, Contra Costa County, California, USA |
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Part of: | |
Next to: |
Carquinez Bridge (1958)
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Replaces: |
Carquinez Strait Bridge (1927)
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Coordinates: | 38° 3' 41.78" N 122° 13' 34.56" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
main span | 728 m | |
total length | 1 056 m | |
span lengths | 147 m - 728 m - 181 m | |
deck | deck width | 25.6 m |
pylon | pylon height | 125 m |
Cost
cost of construction | United States dollar 200 000 000 |
Chronology
7 November 2003 | Official opening. |
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Notes
There is a 3.5 m Class III two-way bicycle / pedestrian facility just to the West of the highway lanes. This is an essential link in the Bay Trail that will encircle the bay.
Participants
Owner
Design
- De Leuw Cather
- OPAC Consulting Engineers
- Steinman, Boynton, Gronquist & Birdsall
- Gregory Orsolini (designer)
- Mark Ketchum (designer)
- Tom Spoth (designer)
Construction engineers
Co-contractor
Steel construction
Cable steel supplier
Relevant Web Sites
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A Span for All Seasons: Al Zampa Memorial Bridge (1)
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A Span for All Seasons: Al Zampa Memorial Bridge (2)
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A Span for All Seasons: Al Zampa Memorial Bridge (3)
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Building the New Carquinez Bridge
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Caltrans: Carquinez Bridge
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Caltrans: New Carquinez Bridge Draft Plans
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Newbridge: The Construction of the New Carquinez Bridge - The Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge
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OPAC: Third Carquinez Strait Bridge
Relevant Publications
- Bridges - Ponts - Brücken. Atrium, Mexico City (Mexico), pp. 18-23. (2002):
- Internet-Enabled Wireless Structural Monitoring Systems: Development and Permanent Deployment at the New Carquinez Suspension Bridge. In: Journal of Structural Engineering (ASCE), v. 139, n. 10 (October 2013), pp. 1688-1702. (2013):
- New Carquinez bridge - North America's newest suspension bridge. Presented at: Steelbridge 2004, Millau, 23-25 June 2004, pp. 57-58. :
- New Carquinez Strait Suspension Bridge, San Francisco, California. In: Structural Engineering International, v. 13, n. 2 (May 2003), pp. 100-102. (2003):
- Speedy mover. In: Bridge Design & Engineering, v. 10, n. 34 (1st Quarter 2004), pp. 70.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000913 - Date created
07/09/2000 - Last Update
05/02/2016