HANGING LAKE VIADUCT: A UNIQUE DESIGN FOR A UNIQUE SETTING

Located within an extremely steep and narrow portion of an environmentally sensitive canyon, the Hanging Lake Viaduct in Glenwood Canyon, Colorado, completes one of the final remaining links in the original Interstate highway system. The project consists of two structures totalling approximately 8,400 lineal feet of bridge with typical spans of 200 feet and 300 foot main spans across the Colorado River. The bridges were built using precast segmental box girder construction, which allowed the design to meet the owner's strict requirements for overhead erection, aesthetics and construction schedule. This paper discusses the design and construction of the Hanging Lake Viaduct, focusing on several unique aspects of the project such as construction in an environmentally sensitive area, bridge aesthetics, and traffic maintenance during construction. (A) For the covering abstract see IRRD 873033.

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  • English

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  • Pagination: p. 15-9

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00712370
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
  • ISBN: 90-5410-343-4
  • Files: ITRD
  • Created Date: Oct 24 1995 12:00AM