Throgs Neck Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Suspension bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
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| Built: | 1957 - 1961 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Queens, New York, New York, USA, North America The Bronx, New York, New York, USA, North America |
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| Crosses |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 549 m | |
| length of side spans | 210.3 m | |
| total length | 887.55 m | |
| clearance | 41.1 m | |
| number of lanes | 6 |
Materials
| cables |
steel
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| deck truss |
steel
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Participants
- Othmar Ammann (senior partner)
- Milton Brumer (chief engineer)
- Frank L. Stahl (project engineer)
- Herb Rothman (project engineer)
- Leopold H. Just (design engineer)
- Nomer Gray (engineer of construction)
Design
Contractor
- American Bridge Company (deck)
- Bethlehem Steel Co. (towers)
- Fehlhaber Corporation (Bronx anchorage)
- J. Rich Steers (Queens anchorage)
- Merritt, Chapman, Scott (tower foundations)
Steel construction
Cables
Relevant Web Sites
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A Span for All Seasons: Throgs Neck
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Dave Frieder: Throgs Neck Bridge
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NYC Roads: Throgs Neck Bridge (I-295)
Relevant Publications
- Throgs Neck Bridge: Why did its deck deteriorate?, in "Civil Engineering Magazine", July 1983, n. 7 v. 53
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000534 |
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| Created: | 21/11/1999 |
| Last Updated: | 26/03/2013 |