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: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
Bicycle and pedestrian bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge
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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: |
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
- Tom Spoth (designer)
- Gregory Orsolini (designer)
- Mark Ketchum (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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Al Zampa Memorial Bridge Celebration
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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
- : New Carquinez bridge - North America's newest suspension bridge. Presented at: Steelbridge 2004, Millau, 23-25 June 2004, pp. 57-58.
- Speedy mover. In: Bridge Design & Engineering, v. 10, n. 34 (1st Quarter 2004), pp. 70.
- (2003): New Carquinez Strait Suspension Bridge, San Francisco, California. In: Structural Engineering International, v. 13, n. 2 (May 2003), pp. 100-102.
- (2002): Bridges - Ponts - Brücken. Atrium, Mexico City (Mexico), pp. 18-23.
- (2001): Suspension Span Defies Tradition. In: Engineering News Record (24 December 2001).
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000913 - Date created
07/09/2000 - Last Update
05/02/2016