Alfred Zampa Memorial (New Carquinez) Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Suspension bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
Bicycle and pedestrian bridge |
| Other name(s): | Third Carquinez Bridge |
| Built: | 2000 - 2003 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Vallejo, Solano County, California, USA, North America Crockett, Contra Costa County, California, USA, North America |
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| Part of: | |
| Next to |
Carquinez Strait Bridge (1958)
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| Replaces |
Carquinez Strait Bridge (1927)
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 728 m | |
| total length | 1 056 m | |
| span lengths | 147 m - 728 m - 181 m | |
| deck | deck width | 25.6 m |
| pylon | pylon height | 125 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 200 000 000 |
Chronology
| 7 November 2003 | Official opening. |
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Notes
There is a 3.5 m Class III two-way bicycle / pedestrian facility just to the West of the highway lanes. This is an essential link in the Bay Trail that will encircle the bay.
Participants
Owner
Design
Construction engineers
Co-contractor
Steel construction
Cable steel supplier
Relevant Web Sites
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A Span for All Seasons: Al Zampa Memorial Bridge (1)
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A Span for All Seasons: Al Zampa Memorial Bridge (2)
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A Span for All Seasons: Al Zampa Memorial Bridge (3)
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Al Zampa Memorial Bridge Celebration
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Bridge Pros: Carquinez Strait Bridge
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Building the New Carquinez Bridge
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Caltrans: Carquinez Bridge
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Caltrans: New Carquinez Bridge Draft Plans
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Newbridge: The Construction of the New Carquinez Bridge - The Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge
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OPAC: Third Carquinez Strait Bridge
Relevant Publications
- Speedy mover, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 1st Quarter 2004, n. 34 v. 10
- New Carquinez Strait Suspension Bridge, San Francisco, California, in "Structural Engineering International", May 2003, n. 2 v. 13
- Suspension Span Defies Tradition, in "Engineering News Record", 24 December 2001
- New Carquinez bridge - North America's newest suspension bridge, presented at Steelbridge 2004, Millau, 23-25 June 2004.
- Bridges - Ponts - Brücken, Atrium, Mexico City (Mexico), ISBN 8495692619, 2002; pp. 18-23
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000913 |
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| Created: | 07/09/2000 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |