PIERS SHAPE-UP FOR NEW CROSSING OF N.B.S. SAINT JOHN RIVER

A BRIEF DESCRIPTION IS PRESENTED OF THE DESIGN AND METHODS BEING USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BURTON BRIDGE WHICH WILL CROSS THE ST. JOHN RIVER 15 MILES BELOW THE CITY OF FREDERICTON, NEW BRUNSWICK. THE BRIDGE WAS FIRST DESIGNED FEATURING A CABLESTAYED ORTHOTROPIC DECKED SUPERSTRUCTURE, BUT LATER THE DESIGN WAS CHANGED IN ORDER TO COPE WITH UNDERSIRABLE WIND-BEHAVIOR CHARACTERISTICS. /CGRA/

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • pp 4-5, 4 FIG
• Publication Date: 1969-8

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Heavy Construction News
  • Publisher: Maclean-Hunter Limited
  • ISSN: 0017-9426

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge decks; Bridge design; Bridge piers; Bridge superstructures; Bridges; Construction management; Orthotropic; Structural design; Windbreaks
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00208214
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: CANADIAN GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 23 1970 12:00AM