Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Cantilever truss bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge
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| Other name(s): | Second Narrows Bridge |
| Built: | 1957 - 1960 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America |
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| Next to |
Second Narrows Bridge (1970)
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 335.00 m | |
| total length | 1 292 m | |
| length of drop-in span | 109.80 m | |
| span lengths of main bridge | 85.86 m - 2 x 85.91 m - 86.08 m - 142.24 m - 335.00 m - 142.09 m |
Materials
| truss |
steel
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Chronology
| November 1957 | Beginning of construction. |
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| 17 June 1958 | A truss section collapses killing 18 workers – a diver searching for bodies is later also killed. In total 25 workers died in 4 separate incidents during construction of the bridge. |
| 1994 | The bridge is renamed the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing to honour the workers that lost their lives during its construction. |
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France), ISBN 2902170688, 1990; pp. 65
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0007234 |
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| Created: | 13/12/2002 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |