CABLE STAY BRIDGE SPORTS NEW IDEAS

This article describes the construction of the Dames Point Bridge in Jacksonville, Florida. The $46.6 million contract covers the record-setting 2600 ft. main spans across the St. Johns River. Multiple cranes and special spreader bars are used to lift each rigid cable stay into position after it is assembled. Each stay consists of seven to nine 1 1/4-in., high-strength threaded steel bars in a 6- or 7-in.-diameter rigid steel pipe. The threaded bars carry the dead load weight of the bridge, while the steel pipe participates in carrying the live load stresses after grouting. The 650 ft.-1300 ft.-650 ft. spans are constructed as two balanced cantilevers with each cast-in-place concrete segment being supported by a pair of cable stays. The 1300 ft. center span is the longest cable stayed span in the U.S. and the bridge is the first to be erected using rigid stays.

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  Cahners Publishing Company

  275 Washington Street
  Newton, MA  United States  02158-1630
• Authors:
  • Munn, W D
• Publication Date: 1989-7

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 36-39
• Serial:
  • Highways and Heavy Construction
  • Volume: 132
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Cahners Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0362-0506

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cable stayed bridges; Cantilevers; Cast in place concrete; Construction equipment; Construction management; High strength steel
• Old TRIS Terms: Threaded steel bars
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00485750
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1989 12:00AM