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Structure-ID: s0000914
Created on: 09/08/00
Modified on: 11/02/09


San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (East)

Construction phase: 2002 - 2013
Status: under construction
Location: Between Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA and San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Crosses: San Francisco Bay
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (East)
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Structural Type:
Self-anchored suspension bridge
Function / usage:
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
Replaces: San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (East) (1936)
Part of: Interstate 80
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

Persons involved with this structure
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RoleNamePart of structure 
Construction engineer Michael Veegh

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RoleNamePart of structure 
Design T. Y. Lin International
Architecture Donald MacDonald Architects
Wind tunnel testing Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc.
Consulting Weidlinger Associates
Construction engineers Construction Technologies & Engineering, Inc.
Co-contractor FCI Constructors, Inc.
  Kiewit Pacific Co.
  Manson Construction
Prestressing Schwager Davis Inc.
Lifting Schwager Davis Inc.
Project management Moffat & Nichol Engineers

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Dimensions
  total length 2 100 m
deck   deck width 27 m
Cost
  cost of construction US$ 1 000 000 000

Chronology
29 January 2002
Beginning of construction.

Relevant Web Sites
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External LinkBridge Pros: Bay Bridge East Span English
External LinkCaltrans: East Span Replacement Project English
External LinkDonald MacDonald Architects: San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge East Span Design English
External LinkENR: Caltrans Steels Up For Big Bid Changes (03.11.2003) English
External LinkENR: Funding Problems Keep Bay Area Span Plan In Suspense (30.08.2004) English
External LinkENR: Way-High Single Bid Stymies State Officials (07.06.2004) English
External LinkFAZ: Die Fahrbahn hängt im Tragseil German
External LinkNew Bay Bridge English
External LinkSan Francisco Chronicle: A Bridge for te 21st century English
External LinkSan Francisco Chronicle: Bridge design safety disputed by S.F. mayor English
External LinkSan Francisco Chronicle: Pile-Driving to Begin For Bay Bridge Section? English
External LinkSF Gate: Special: Bay Bridge English
External LinkT. Y. Lin International: San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge East Span Seismic Safety Project English

Relevant Literature
* Bay bridge - steady construction progress, in "Bridge Update", June 2007, n. 68 .
* Bay bridge awaits its fate, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 4th Quarter 2004, n. 37 v. 10 .
* Bay Bridge SAS set to start at last, in "Bridge Update", April 2006, n. 59 .
* Bay Bridge stalls as governor terminates single bid, in "Bridge Update", October 2004, n. 47 .
* Bay Bridge suspension span comes back from the dead, in "Bridge Update", July 2005, n. 53 .
* Bidding extended for Bay Bridge superstructure contract, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 2nd Quarter 2003, n. 31 v. 9 .
* Opinion divided on Bay Bridge's future, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 1st Quarter 2005, n. 38 v. 11 .
* Reports drive changes in Bay Bridge design and procedures, in "Bridge Update", January 2005, n. 49 .
* Second transition span finds ist place, in "Bridge Update", November 2006, n. 62 .
* Strand-jacks lift mammoth span, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 1st Quarter 2006, n. 42 v. 12 .
* Olmer, Mirek   San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, sicurezza antisismica della campata est / San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, East Span Seismic Safety, in "Rassegna - Edizione Bilingue", 2003, n. 79 .
* Rosenbaum, David B.   Bay Crossing Is Following Suit, in "Engineering News Record", 9 July 2001 .
* Russell, Helena   Easy mover will speed Bay Bridge skyway, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 1st Quarter 2003, n. 30 v. 9 .
* Russell, Helena   New conditions may boost Bay Bridge bids, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 3rd Quarter 2005, n. 40 v. 11 .
* Russell, Helena   Skyway to heaven, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 3rd Quarter 2004, n. 36 v. 10 .
* Shutt, Craig A.   T.Y. Lin International Excels With Project Partners’ Input, in "ASPIRE", Winter 2008 .
* Sun, John   Design of Looping Cable Anchorage System for New San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Main Suspension Span, in "Journal of Bridge Engineering (ASCE)", November - December 2002, n. 6 v. 7 .
* Tang, M.-C.   San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Concepts and Alternatives, presented at Metropolitan Habitats and Infrastructure, IABSE Symposium, Shanghai, China, 22-24.09.2004.
* Tang, Man-Chung   Replacing the East Bay Bridge, in "Civil Engineering Magazine", September 1999, n. 9 v. 69 .

 
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