LAUNCHED BRIDGES TURN A CORNER

An international group of design and construction firms is completing the first incrementally launched bridges to carry spirally aligned roadways. The bridges are part of a 1.8-mile stretch of a six-lane New Territories highway in Hong Kong. Four of the crossings consist of twinned concrete box-girder viaducts. By shifting the box sections of the bridges in relation to the decks, the bridges' designers and builders were able to push structures along circular arcs over two crossings, even though the road alignments trace spirals.

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    McGraw-Hill, Incorporated

    330 West 42nd Street
    New York, NY  United States  10036
  • Publication Date: 1984-8

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  • Pagination: p. 26-27
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  • Accession Number: 00392606
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Engineering Index
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Apr 29 1985 12:00AM