REPLACEMENT OF EYEBAR LINKAGES AND PINS IN THE ANCHOR SPAN OF THE SUMMIT BRIDGE

The Summit Bridge is located in the state of Delaware over the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, and carries four lanes of State Route 896. This bridge and three others provide linkage between the north and south portions of the state, which was separated by the canal when it was rebuilt in 1935 to its current width. The canal connects the Chesapeake Bay and the Delaware River. The Summit Bridge was constructed in 1959. The bridge is 2,058 feet long with waterway crossings consisting of three steel cantilever trusses with anchor span lengths of 302 feet and a main span of 600 feet. The main span includes a suspended section of 300 feet. The project objectives were to replace the eyebar linkage assemblies of the bearings, including pins, with minimal disruption to traffic, and rehabilitate other selected items throughout the structure. this paper will focus on the replacement of the eyebar linkage assemblies.

• Corporate Authors:

  Iowa State University, Ames

  Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
  Town Engineering Building
  Ames, IA  United States  50011-3232
• Authors:
  • Homaee, H V
  • Nathan, M A
  • Laning, J C
• Conference:
  • Practical Solutions for Bridge Strengthening and Rehabilitation BSAR II
  • Location: Kansas City, Missouri
  • Date: 1997-3-24 to 1997-3-25
• Publication Date: 1997-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 323-331

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anchors (Structural connectors); Average daily traffic; Bridges; Cantilever bridges; Equipment assemblies; Inspection; Pins; Steel; Structural analysis; Truck traffic; Waterways
• Geographic Terms: Delaware
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Marine Transportation; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00802442
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 29 2000 12:00AM