THE WILLIAMSBURG: REHAB AFTER ALL

The winning designs for the rahabilitation of New York's Williamsburg Bridge are described. In one design, a suspension bridge would be constructed in halves at either side of the existing structure, then slid together after the latter's demolition. The design has a unique cable arrangement in which stay cables carry the live load, while four main cables carry 80% of the dead load. Details of the design are summarized. In another of the designs, the old ironwork piers were retained as facades for the new piers, and the existing achorages will be reused to hold down the back spans. All else will be constructed in stages from the outboard of the existing spans. A third design calls for a 3-stage construction of two double deck suspension bridges, each 58 ft 6 in. wide, sharing a common tower leg.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Robison, R
• Publication Date: 1988-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 75-78
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 58
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0885-7024
  • Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anchorages; Bridge design; Bridge piers; Bridges; Cable stayed bridges; Construction management; Driver rehabilitation; Structural design; Suspension bridges
• Uncontrolled Terms: Rehabilitation; Stage construction
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00476215
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 30 1988 12:00AM