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| About this data sheet: |
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s0000010 |
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28/10/98 |
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31/12/04 |
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| Description | Value |
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| cables |
steel
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| pylons |
steel
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| deck truss |
steel
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main span |
701 m | | |
length of side spans |
224.0 m | | |
total length |
1 149.10 m | | |
clearance |
41.1 m |
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| 1940s
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| After the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, a stiffening truss and cable-stays are installed in order to make the bridge more stable in adverse wind conditions. |
| 2001- 2008
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| Rehabilitation of the entire bridge system. During the works, the stiffening truss will again be removed as well as the cable-stays both installed in the 1940s. In order to stabilize de deck, fiber-glass fairings will be installed on either side of the plate girder, improving the aerodynamic flow of air around the deck (similar to a trapezoidal box girder in use on many European suspension bridges). |
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Bronx-Whitestone gets the light touch, in
"Bridge Design & Engineering", 1st Quarter 2003, n. 30 v. 9 .
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Le pont suspendu de Bronx-Whitestone (Etats-Unis), in
"Ossature métallique", December 1939 v. 8 .
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Ammann, Othmar H. Additional Stiffening of Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, in
"Civil Engineering Magazine", March 1946, n. 3 v. 16 .
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Ammann, Othmar H. Planning and Design of Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, in
"Civil Engineering Magazine", April 1939, n. 4 v. 9 .
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Billington, David P. The Tower and the Bridge, Princeton University Press, Princeton (USA) , ISBN 069102393X, 1983; pp. 141-146.
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Higgins, Michael Close-up on cables, in
"Bridge Design & Engineering", 1st Quarter 2005, n. 38 v. 11 .
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Jackson, Donald C. Great American Bridges and Dams, John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA) , ISBN 0471143855, 1984; pp. 129-130.
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Mahmoud, Khaled M. Advances in Cable-Supported Bridges, Taylor & Francis, Abingdon (United Kingdom) , ISBN 0415419824, 2006.
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Prade, Marcel Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France) , ISBN 2902170688, 1990; pp. 129.
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Skerrett, Robert G. Le pont suspendu de Bronx-Whitestone (N. Y.), in
"La Technique des Travaux", September 1939, n. 9 v. 15 .
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