Bear Mountain Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Suspension bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
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| Completed in: | 1924 |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, USA, North America |
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| Crosses |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 497.4 m | |
| total length | 687.3 m | |
| tower height | 110.0 m | |
| clearance | 47.2 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 2 900 000 |
Materials
| cables |
steel
|
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| pylons |
steel
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| deck truss |
steel
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Chronology
| 27 November 1924 | Opening. |
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| 26 September 1940 | Acquired by New York State Bridge Authority. |
Participants
Design
Contractor
Cable steel supplier
Relevant Web Sites
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A Span for All Seasons: Bear Mountain Bridge
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New York State Bridge Authority: Bear Mountain Bridge
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NYC Roads: Bear Mountain Bridge (US 6 and 202)
Relevant Publications
- Sticky Solution, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 2nd Quarter 2008, n. 51 v. 14
- History and Esthetics in Suspension Bridges, in "Journal of the Structural Division (ASCE)", August 1977 v. 103
- Cable Safety Factors for Four Suspension Bridge, in "Journal of Bridge Engineering (ASCE)", November 1997, n. 4 v. 2
- Close-up on cables, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 1st Quarter 2005, n. 38 v. 11
- Construction of Parallel Wire Cables for Suspension Bridges, John A. Roebling's Sons Company, Trenton (USA), 1925
- Advances in Cable-Supported Bridges, Taylor & Francis, Abingdon (United Kingdom), ISBN 0415419824, 2006
- Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France), ISBN 2902170688, 1990; pp. 132
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000530 |
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| Created: | 20/11/1999 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |