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Structure-ID: s0000514
Created on: 17/11/99
Modified on: 31/12/04


Williamsburg Bridge

Built: 1896 - 1903
Status: in use
Location: Between Manhattan, New York, New York, USA and Brooklyn, New York, New York, USA
Crosses: East River
Williamsburg Bridge
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Structural Type:
Suspension bridge
deck truss
Function / usage:
Light rail (tramway) bridge / metro rail bridge
Road bridge

Persons involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Chief engineer Leffert Lefferts Buck
Architect Henry Hornbostel
Assistant engineer Holton Duncan Robinson cables

Firms, offices, etc. involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Material supplier John A. Roebling's Sons Company wire rope

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
cables  steel
deck  steel
pylons  steel
Dimensions
  main span 488 m

Chronology
10 November 1902
A fire starts in a workers shack on one of the towers and spreads to the cables. The damaged cable sections are repaired by splicing.
19 December 1903
Opening ceremony

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External LinkDave Frieder: Williamsburg Bridge English
External LinkHAER: Williamsburg Bridge, Span. East Riv.at S.Sixth St. bet.NYC & Brooklyn, New York City, New York County, NY English
External LinkInvention Factory: The Williamsburg Bridge English
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Relevant Literature
* Barbas, Jamey A.   Saving the Williamsburg Bridge, in "Civil Engineering Magazine", October 2000, n. 10 v. 70 .
* Bruschi, Maria Grazia   Main Cable Preservation for the Williamsburg Bridge, in "Structural Engineering International", May 1994, n. 2 v. 4 .
* Bruschi, Maria Grazia   A new life for the main cables of Williamsburg Bridge, presented at Extending the Lifespan of Structures, IABSE Symposium, San Francisco, August 1995.
* Deodatis, George   Safety of suspension cables of the Williamsburg Bridge, presented at Extending the Lifespan of Structures, IABSE Symposium, San Francisco, August 1995.
* Haight, Roger Q.   Cable Safety Factors for Four Suspension Bridge, in "Journal of Bridge Engineering (ASCE)", November 1997, n. 4 v. 2 .
* Haight, Roger Q.   Rehabilitation of the Williamsburg Bridge for rail transit, presented at IABSE Symposium, Antwerp, Belgium, 2003.
* Jackson, Donald C.   Great American Bridges and Dams, John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA) , ISBN 0471143855, 1984; pp. 139-140.
* John A. Roebling's Sons Company   Construction of Parallel Wire Cables for Suspension Bridges, John A. Roebling's Sons Company, Trenton (USA) , 1925.
* Kotlyarsky, Edward   East River Bridge rehabilitation in New York, presented at Bridges — Interaction between construction technology and design, IABSE Symposium, Leningrad, USSR 1991.
* Matteo, John   Safety Analysis of Suspension-Bridge Cables, in "Journal of Structural Engineering (ASCE)", 1994 v. 120 .
* Mayrbaurl, Ronald M.   Cable anchorage repairs on New York City suspension bridges, presented at Extending the Lifespan of Structures, IABSE Symposium, San Francisco, August 1995.
* Prade, Marcel   Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France) , ISBN 2902170688, 1990; pp. 119.
* Reier, Sharon   The Bridges of New York, Dover Publications Inc., Mineola (USA) , ISBN 048641230X, 2000; pp. 28-39.
* Serzan, Kenneth   Rehabilitation of the Williamsburg bridge superstructure (USA), presented at Ponts suspendus et à haubans. Cable-stayed and suspension bridges, Deauville, 12.-15.10.1994.
* Stahl, Frank L.   Williamsburg Bridge - Load Test, presented at 5th Annual International Bridge Conference, 1988, Paper IBC 88-15.
* Torres Arcila, Martha   Bridges - Ponts - Brücken, Atrium, Mexico City (Mexico) , ISBN 8495692619, 2002; pp. 12-17.
* Zingher, Naomi   Williamsburg Bridge Cable Replacement, presented at Infrastructure-Repairs and Inspection, 1987.

 
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