Turtle Bay Sundial Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Cable-stayed bridge without backstays
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| Function / usage: |
Pedestrian bridge (footbridge)
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| Completed in: | 2004 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Redding, Shasta County, California, USA, North America |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 150 m | |
| total length | 230 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 19 700 000 |
Materials
| cables |
steel
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| deck truss |
steel
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| deck slab |
glass
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Chronology
| 4 July 2004 | The bridge is opened. |
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Participants
Design
Wind tunnel testing
General contractor
Steel construction
Project management
Relevant Web Sites
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archINFORM: Sundial-Brücke über die Turtle Bay
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Santiago Calatrava - The Unofficial Site: Turtle Bay Sundial Bridge
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Turtle Bay Sundial Bridge
Relevant Publications
- Bridge Architecture + Design (1st edition), Braun Publishing AG, Salenstein (Switzerland), ISBN 3037680253, 2010; pp. 282-285
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0002419 |
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| Created: | 22/11/2001 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |
