Skip to main content

Construction heads into final year for 2nd-tallest cable-stayed bridge in U.S. (VIDEO)

The under-construction new Gerald Desmond Bridge. Credit: Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project

Construction of the second-tallest cable-stayed bridge in the United States is heading into its final year, with completion scheduled at the end of 2019.

The deck for the new $1.2 billion Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project in Long Beach, California, stands 205 feet above the water, so the world’s largest cargo ships can travel underneath or their way in and out of the Port of Long Beach.

The new six-lane bridge will also have a bike and pedestrian path and observation decks. It will span the port’s 220-foot-wide back channel, allowing ship access to the North Harbor area. Construction began in 2014.

The cable-stayed design features two 515-foot-tall steel-reinforced concrete towers, which would make the bridge the second-tallest of any cable-stayed bridge in the United States, behind the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge in Charleston, South Carolina, at 572.5 feet.

With its deck at 205 feet, the new Desmond Bridge will have the highest deck of any cable-stayed bridge in the country.

Other engineering highlights of the bridge, according to a recent case study by Enerpac:

  • 40 steel cables will connect each tower to the bridge deck.
  • The longest cable is 573 feet long.
  • 100 columns will support the east and west approach spans.
  • 350 foundation piles as deep as 175 beneath the ground will support the bridge.
  • The bridge is 8,800 feet long.

Enerpac provided strand jacks to lift the pier tables for each of the two towers. The pier tables each weigh 1.35 million pounds and would be impractical to lift by crane, according to Enerpac.

Bigge Crane and Rigging Co. used Enerpac strand jacks that each had 48 steel strands. The strand jacks were synchronized by computer and lifted in increments of 18 inches at a time. The lift took 10 hours.

The pier tables were installed in Spring 2018, according to the case study. Bridge segments will be added symmetrically on both sides of each pier table. The final off-ramp is under construction, which will be followed by construction of the main span.

The bridge replaces the current Desmond Bridge, which was built in the 1960s and is 155 feet above the water. The current bridge will be demolished after the new bridge is completed.

The new bridge project is a joint effort of Caltrans and the Port of Long Beach. The contractor for the bridge project is SFI JV, a joint venture composed of Shimmick Construction, Spanish company FCC Construction and Italian company Impregilo S.p.A.

For a live stream of the bridge, click here.

To watch a video on the “topping out” ceremony for the two 515-foot towers, see below:

 

 



from Equipment World http://bit.ly/2RojrFp
via Handy Rep Ai
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

List of Best Construction Companies in Bengaluru

Bangalore city which is now renamed as Bengaluru city is one of the biggest IT hubs in India. Bengaluru city has attracted many top construction companies in India to construct huge IT parks across the Bengaluru city. We have compiled a list of best construction companies in Bengaluru so that job seekers who are looking for civil engineering jobs can directly visit the job page of this top construction companies in Bengaluru and apply to appropriate jobs. Scope of top construction companies in Bengaluru Apart from building big IT parks, these leading construction companies in Bengaluru are also involved in construction of residential apartments in Bengaluru area, flats in Bengaluru city, big retail outlets in Bengaluru, hotels in Bengaluru, malls in Bengaluru, commercial spaces in Bengaluru etc. That is why in addition to big construction companies in Bengaluru, this city has also attracted top Architecture companies in India, best construction contractors in India, top scaffoldin
19 comments
Read more

PHOTOS: The Equipment and Crowds of Bauma 2019 (Part 2)

More than any other trade show on the planet, Bauma, hosted every three years in Munich, Germany, is a walking show. After spending nearly a whole week at this year’s show, I checked my Apple Watch activity stats and found that I averaged nearly 10 miles of walking each day at the show thanks to countless trips up and down the “expressway” that cuts through the Munich convention center’s 18-building layout and in and out of the gargantuan outdoor exhibition area. According to show managers, a record 620,000+ people from more than 200 countries visited this year’s show. Apart from the crowds this was the largest Bauma yet in sheer size with more than 3,700 exhibitors spread across 2.1 million square feet of indoor exhibit space and an additional 4.5 million square feet of outdoor space. Only slightly behind the number of steps my watch logged during the show are the number of images I grabbed with my camera with the goal of giving our readers a feeling of what being at this show is li
Post a Comment
Read more

Deere dealer West Side Tractor plans $14M HQ in Illinois

A rendering of the future West Side Tractor headquarters in Lisle, Illinois. West Side Tractor is planning a $14 million headquarters in the same town where the family-owned company was founded in 1962. The John Deere construction and forestry equipment dealer has outgrown its 3.5-acre site in Naperville, Illinois, and is renovating two former auto dealerships on 11 acres in Lisle, where the Benck family started its business. The new site will allow the company to double its building space to 75,000 square feet over the current headquarters, once renovations are completed. Located at 3300 Ogden Avenue near Interstates 88 and 355, about 5 miles from the current site, it will not only consist of the corporate headquarters but will offer equipment sales and rentals, parts and service. It will also help bring new life and investment to a site that had closed due to the 2008 recession, the company says. “We’re proud of our roots and are thrilled to be able to reinvigorate this part
Post a Comment
Read more