Docking Air Ships: Designers Rise to the Challenge of the Sky Harbor Taxiway

This article describes in detail the design and building of a taxiway bridge for airliners at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. As airports face greater land constraints, it has become necessary for aircraft to use runways and taxiway bridges that cross roadways or other facilities. Specific Federal Aviation Administration requirements regarding design specifications, bridge geometry, and aircraft loading must be observed by design teams to provide long-lasting, low-maintenance facilities. The author describes the Phoenix project, which required minimal interruptions to airside and landside airport operations during construction, a cost-effective and maintenance-free facility that was also aesthetically compatible, and the elimination of potential conflict with future facilities. Also described are the choices made in the design and the materials used.

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• Authors:
  • Bush, Ted
  • Bormann, Kent
  • Turton, Robert
• Publication Date: 2008-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Illustrations; Photos;
• Pagination: pp 54-57
• Serial:
  • Roads & Bridges
  • Volume: 46
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Scranton Gillette Communications
  • ISSN: 8750-9229
  • Serial URL: http://www.roadsbridges.com/rb/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport runways; Airports; Airside operations; Taxiways
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Pavements; Terminals and Facilities; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01110063
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 2008 8:11AM