General Information
| Completion: | March 1991 |
|---|---|
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-stayed bridge with semi-fan system |
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| Secondary structure(s): |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 32° 5' 19.16" N 81° 5' 56.28" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 335.28 m | |
| total length | 3.06 km | |
| number of lanes | 2 x 2 | |
| vertical navigation clearance | 56 m | |
| horizontal navigation clearance | 312 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 26 000 000 |
Materials
| deck |
prestressed concrete
|
|---|---|
| piers |
reinforced concrete
|
| pylons |
reinforced concrete
|
Case Studies and Applied Products
Repair work on the Talmadge Memorial Bridge, USA
The Talmadge Memorial Bridge is a four lane, cable stayed bridge in the state of Georgia, USA, carrying US route 17 through Downtown Savannah across the Savannah River to Hutchinson Island. There are two pairs of H-shaped pylons supporti ... [more]
Participants
Initial construction
Owner
Design
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T. Y. Lin International
- Man-Chung Tang (designer)
Wind tunnel testing
(role unknown)
Repairs (2015)
Owner
Subcontractor
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2002): 30 Bridges. Laurence King, pp. 118-121.
- : 30 Brücken. Callwey Verlag, Munich (Germany), pp. 118-121.
- (2008): Personal Involvement in early US Cable-Stayed Bridges. Presented at: 17th IABSE Congress: Creating and Renewing Urban Structures – Tall Buildings, Bridges and Infrastructure, Chicago, USA, 17-19 September 2008, pp. 27-34.
- Präzisionsmessinstrument für millimetergenaue Reparatur von Schrägseilbrücken, USA. Tallmadge-Brücke, Savannah, GA, USA. In: DSI Info, n. 16 ( 2008- 2009), pp. 78-79.
- Tallmadge-Brücke, Savannah, GA, USA. In: DSI Info, n. 17 ( 2009- 2010), pp. 84-85.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000537 - Published on:
21/11/1999 - Last updated on:
09/07/2017
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