Alex Fraser Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Cable-stayed bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
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| Other name(s): | Annacis Bridge |
| Built: | 1983 - 1986 |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Annacis, British Columbia, Canada, North America |
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| Crosses |
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| Coordinates: | 49° 9' 35.00" N 122° 56' 34.00" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 465.00 m | |
| length of side spans | 2 x 50.00 m - 2 x 182.75 m | |
| clearance | 55.00 m | |
| deck | deck width | 32.00 m |
Materials
| cables |
steel
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|---|---|
| deck |
steel
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| pylons |
reinforced concrete
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| deck slab |
reinforced concrete
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Participants
Client
Design
Wind tunnel testing
Construction
Steel construction
Stay cable steel supplier
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Shaping Structures, John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA), ISBN 0471169684, 1998; pp. 152
- Bridges, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA), ISBN 002517455X, 1993; pp. 131
- Bridging the World, Bridge Ink, Wilsonville (USA), ISBN 0964196336, 2003
- Richmond and its Bridges, Richmond (Canada), 1996
- Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France), ISBN 2902170688, 1990; pp. 77
- Bridges - Ponts - Brücken, Atrium, Mexico City (Mexico), ISBN 8495692619, 2002; pp. 168-175
- Ponts haubanées, Presses Polytechniques et Universitaires Romandes, Lausanne (Switzerland), ISBN 2880740916, 1985; pp. 54
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000458 |
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| Created: | 06/11/1999 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |