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Structure-ID: s0003310
Created on: 05/20/02
Modified on: 02/28/07


Milwaukee Art Museum Pedestrian Bridge

Completed in: 2001
Status: in use
Location: Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA
Milwaukee Art Museum Quadracci Pavilion
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Structural Type:
Cable-stayed bridge
inclined pylon
Function / usage:
Pedestrian bridge (footbridge)
Next to: Milwaukee Art Museum Quadracci Pavilion (2001)

Persons involved with this structure
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RoleNamePart of structure 
Designer Santiago Calatrava Valls

Firms, offices, etc. involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Design Santiago Calatrava SA
Wind tunnel testing Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc.
Contractor CG Schmidt Construction
Stay cables Bridon International

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DescriptionValue
Dimensions
  main span 73 m
  width 4.2 m
  length 87.5 m
pylon   pylon height 50 m
  pylon angle 48 °

Relevant Web Sites
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External LinkArcSpace: Santiago Calatrava: The Milwaukee Art Museum English
External LinkNorth American Cable Stayed Bridge Registry: Reiman Bridge English
External LinkSantiago Calatrava - The Unofficial Site: Milwaukee Art Museum Footbridge English

Relevant Literature
* Badreddine, Loei   Winged Victory, in "Civil Engineering Magazine", January 2002, n. 1 v. 72 .
* Gonchar, Joann   Demanding Design Takes Builders on a Fantastic Voyage of Invention, in "Engineering News Record", 22 January 2001 .
* Kissinger, J.   Milwaukee Art Museum Addition, Wisconsin, USA, in "Structural Engineering International", November 2004, n. 4 v. 14 .

 
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