General Information
Completion: | 1950 |
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Status: | in use |
Project Type
Structure: |
Immersed tube tunnel |
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Function / usage: |
Road tunnel |
Construction method: |
Immersed tube method |
Location
Location: |
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA |
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Address: | Federal Road |
Underneath of: |
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Coordinates: | 29° 43' 50.10" N 95° 12' 42.94" W |
Coordinates: | 29° 43' 19.60" N 95° 12' 42.53" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
length | 1 155 m | |
number of lanes | 2 |
Cost
cost of construction | United States dollar 7 683 915 |
Materials
tunnel structure |
steel
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Notes
Constructed as follows:
- A 27.4m by 12.2M trench dug;
- Prefabricated steel tube sections, barged from remote fabricator, sunk into trench;
- Sections welded together 26 meters underwater;
- Sections lined with Concrete and water pumped out;
- Ventilation and lighting installed;
- Paving and tiling done.
Participants
Structural engineering
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Le tunnel Washburn (U.S.A.). In: Ossature métallique, v. 14 (October 1949), pp. 451.
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20012507 - Published on:
23/07/2004 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021