General Information
| Other name(s): | Sorell Causeway Bridge |
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| Completion: | 2003 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
U-shaped girder bridge |
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| Support conditions: |
for registered users |
| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Midway Point, Tasmania, Australia Cambridge, Tasmania, Australia |
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| Replaces: |
Sorell Causeway Bridge (1957)
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| Coordinates: | 42° 48' 23.11" S 147° 31' 33.91" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 460 m | |
| span lengths | 18 x 25.5 m | |
| number of spans | 18 |
Cost
| cost of construction | Australian dollar 18 700 000 |
Materials
| superstructure |
precast prestressed concrete
|
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| piers |
reinforced concrete
|
| abutments |
reinforced concrete
|
Notes
Named after Dr Rodney William McGee, ESM, who died after a long battle with cancer on February 1, 2002, aged 47. At the time of his death he was a senior engineer with the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources and was recognised interstate and internationally for his expertise in bridge engineering.
Participants
Owner
Structural engineering
Contractor
Prestressing
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2004): The evolution of the concrete "channel" bridge system and its application to road, and rail bridges. Presented at: fib Symposium 2004, 26-28 April 2004, Avignon, pp. 196-197.
- La poutre en U s'exporte en Tasmanie!. In: Freyssinet Magazine, n. 216 (January - April 2003), pp. 14.
- : Sorell Causeway Channel Bridge, Tasmania (unpublished). Presented at: (unpublished).
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20009074 - Published on:
19/04/2003 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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