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Structure-ID: s0007186
Created on: 10/12/02
Modified on: 28/02/07


Jesse H. Jones Memorial Bridge

Houston Ship Channel Bridge
Built: 1980 - 1982
Location: Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
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Structural Type:
Cantilever bridge
hollow box, haunched
Function / usage:
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge

Firms, offices, etc. involved with this structure
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RoleNamePart of structure 
Owner Texas Turnpike Authority
Structural engineering EEG Europe Etudes Gecti
  Figg & Muller Engineers
Consulting engineers Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff
General contractor William Bros Construction Co
Subcontractor Prescon Corporation deck
Prestressing Freyssinet International

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction Method(s)
  Balanced cantilever method
Construction materials used
deck  prestressed concrete
deck of approaches  precast prestressed concrete
Dimensions
  total length 3.2 km
  clearance 53 m x 152 m
  length of main bridge 475.5 m
  span lengths of main bridge 114 m - 229 m - 114 m
deck   deck depth 4.60 - 14.30 m
  deck width 18 m
Cost
  cost of construction US$ 60 000 000

Relevant Literature
* Pont du canal maritime de Houston (Texas - USA), in "Bulletin annuel AFPC", 1980- 1982 .
* Pont du canal maritime de Houston (Texas – USA), in "Bulletin annuel AFPC", 1983- 1984 .
* Pont du canal maritime de Houston aux USA, presented at Technique française du Béton Précontraint, IXe Congrès de la FIP Stockholm 1982.
* Mondorf, Paul E.   Concrete Bridges, Taylor & Francis, London (United Kingdom) , ISBN 0415393620, 2006.
* Muller, Jean   Le pont sur le canal maritime de Houston au Texas (USA), presented at Technique française du Béton Précontraint, IXe Congrès de la FIP Stockholm 1982.
* Pousse, M.   Pont du canal maritime de Houston au Texas, in "Travaux", November 1983, n. 582 .
* Quinn, Stephen B.   Design and Construction of the Houston Ship Channel Bridge, in "PCI Journal", May - June 1982, n. 3 v. 27 .

 
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