Woodrow Wilson Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Bascule bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
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| Other name(s): | Wilson Bridge |
| Built: | 2000 - 2008 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Alexandria, Virginia, USA, North America Oxon Hill, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA, North America |
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| Crosses |
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| Carries |
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| Part of: | |
| To replace |
Woodrow Wilson Bridge (1961)
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| Coordinates: | 38° 47' 34.00" N 77° 1' 54.00" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| number of lanes | 12 | |
| total width | 76 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 600 000 000 |
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Chronology
| 10 June 2006 | Opening of the bridge on the Inner Loop. |
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| 30 May 2008 | Opening of the bridge on the Outer Loop. |
Notes
The new 12-lane bridge includes 4 side-by- side, double leaf bascule spans, each with a 82m center-to-center trunnion spacing and an overall bridge width of 76m. The bascule span is supported on delta-shaped concrete bascule piers. Provides a 53m horizontal channel for navigation. Open position affords unrestricted vertical clearance within designated channel and a 21m minimum vertical clearance, span closed, for navigation.
Participants
Owner
Design
Consulting engineers
Geotechnical engineering
Subconsultant
- Finley McNary Engineers (piers)
- Hardesty & Hanover, LLP (bascule span)
Co-contractor
- American Bridge Company (bascule span)
- Corman Construction, Inc. (approach Virginia)
- Edward Kraemer & Sons, Inc. (bascule span)
- Granite Construction, Inc. (approach Virginia)
- Trumball (approach Maryland)
Steel construction
- High Steel Structures, Inc. (approach Maryland)
- PDM Bridge, LLC (bascule span)
- Williams Bridge Company (approach Virginia)
Subcontractor
- Economy Forms (bascule span)
- Steward Machine Company (bascule span)
- Symons Corporation (approach Virginia)
Prestressing
Project management
Relevant Web Sites
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Bridge Pros: Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project
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ENR: American Bridge-Kraemer Team Apparent Low Bidder on Wilson Bridge Drawspan (08.11.2002)
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ENR: Maryland Extends Bid Timetable For Third Wilson Bridge Contract (30.08.2002)
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ENR: Woodrow Wilson Bridge Beats Obstacles As it Becomes Beltway Savior (31.01.2005)
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ENR: Worker Killed At Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project (26.08.200)
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Parsons Transportation Group: Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge
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Roads to the Future: Woodrow Wilson Bridge
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Washington Post: Wilson Bridge Special Project
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Wikipedia: Woodrow Wilson Bridge
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Woodrow Wilson Bridge
Relevant Publications
- Crossing the divide, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 1st Quarter 2004, n. 34 v. 10
- DYWIDAG-Spannglieder sichern neue Autobahnbrücke über den Potomac Fluss bei Washington, D.C., in "DSI Info", 2006- 2007, n. 14
- Toeing the line, in "Bridge Update", September 2005, n. 54
- Woodrow enters downhill straight, in "Bridge Update", June 2006, n. 60
- DYWIDAG Multistrand Tendons secure new Interstate Bridge across the Potomac River near Washington, D.C., in "DSI Info", 2006- 2007, n. 14
- A moving story, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 4th Quarter 2005, n. 41 v. 11
- Beltway Connection, in "Civil Engineering Magazine", March 2001, n. 3 v. 71
- Wilson Bridge Clears Funding Gap, in "Engineering News Record", 9 October 2000
- Lone Woodrow Wilson Bridge Bid Comes In 70% Above Estimate, in "Engineering News Record", 24 December 2001
- Rising star, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 1st Quarter 2005, n. 38 v. 11
- Bridges - Ponts - Brücken, Atrium, Mexico City (Mexico), ISBN 8495692619, 2002; pp. 34-41
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000912 |
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| Created: | 07/09/2000 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |