Marine Parkway Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge
General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Vertical lift bridge
Through truss bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
|
| Material: |
Steel bridge
|
Location
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 1225.9 m | |
| span lengths of main bridge | 3 x 164.6 m | |
| length of movable span | 164.6 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 12 170 000 |
Materials
| towers |
steel
|
|---|---|
| truss |
steel
|
Chronology
| 1 June 1936 | Beginning of construction. |
|---|---|
| 3 July 1937 | Opening. |
Participants
Design
Deck replacement
Structural engineering
- William E. Nyman (structural engineer)
- Charles Gozdziewski (structural engineer)
Consulting engineers
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20006078 - Date created
11/10/2002 - Last Update
24/04/2016