New Tacoma Narrows Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Suspension bridge
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|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
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| Built: | 2001 - 2007 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA, North America |
|---|---|
| Next to |
Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1950)
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 853.44 m | |
| total length | 1 645.92 m | |
| pylon | pylon height | 155.45 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 849 000 000 |
Materials
| cables |
steel wire
|
|---|---|
| deck |
steel
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| pylons |
reinforced concrete
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| deck truss |
steel
|
| caissons |
reinforced concrete
|
| anchorages |
reinforced concrete
|
Chronology
| 15 July 2007 | Dedication ceremony. |
|---|---|
| 16 July 2007 | Opening to traffic. |
Notes
The bridge will be built at the location of the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge next to the one that replaced it ten years after it collapsed.
Towers and caissons designed for second deck (either road or light rail) to be added in the future.
Participants
Owner
Design
Wind tunnel testing
Co-contractor
Steel construction
Relevant Web Sites
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ENR: Tacoma Crossing Sets Down Amid Swirl of Legacy, Tides (13.10.2003)
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge Project
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WSDOT: Tacoma Narrows Bridge Project
Relevant Publications
- Deck lift begins on Tacoma Narrows, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 3rd Quarter 2006, n. 44 v. 12
- Tacoma schedule hit by wire delays, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 2nd Quarter 2006, n. 43 v. 12
- Timely expansion, in "Bridge Update", July 2007, n. 69
- Swan delivers Tacoma deck, in "Bridge Update", June 2006, n. 60
- Tacoma Replacement Span Will Cost More Than Estimated, in "Engineering News Record", 10 April 2000
- Catastrophe to Triumph, Washington State University Press, Seattle (USA), ISBN 0874222893
- Wire problems will not affect Tacoma schedule, says TNC, in "Bridge Update", January 2006, n. 57
- Tacoma gears up for cable-spinning, in "Bridge Update", September 2005, n. 54
- The New Tacoma Narrows Bridge - From Inception to Opening, in "Structural Engineering International", February 2008, n. 1 v. 18
- Wind tunnel testing of the parallel Tacoma Narrows Bridges, presented at Steelbridge 2004, Millau, 23-25 June 2004.
- Bridges - Ponts - Brücken, Atrium, Mexico City (Mexico), ISBN 8495692619, 2002; pp. 30-33
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0001290 |
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| Created: | 09/02/2001 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |