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s0001403 |
| Created on: |
03/30/01 |
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09/16/11 |
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| Description | Value |
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| cables |
steel wire
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| pylons |
steel
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| girders |
steel
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| deck flooring |
timber
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| wind system |
steel wire
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main span |
268.2 m | | |
total length |
365.8 m | | |
span lengths |
39.6 m - 268.2 m - 57.9 m | | |
height above valley floor or water |
320.95 m |
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| Rehabilitation consisted of the replacement of the four cable anchorages, replacement of the last 100 feet of each cable end, replacement of all suspender ropes, and installation of a new wind cable system. |
| This bridge is considered the world's highest suspension bridge at 1053 ft (321 m) above the Arkansas River. |
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New Suspension Bridge spans Royal Gorge in Colorado, in
"Engineering News Record", 5 June 1930 .
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Suspension Bridge has Anchorages Replaced, in
"Civil Engineering Magazine", January 1986, n. 1 v. 56 .
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Jackson, Donald C. Great American Bridges and Dams, John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA) , ISBN 0471143855, 1984; pp. 284.
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Prade, Marcel Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France) , ISBN 2902170688, 1990; pp. 136.
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Stahl, Frank L. Rehabilitation of the Royal Gorge Bridge, presented at 7th Annual International Bridge Conference, 1990, Paper IBC 90-54..
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