The William Natcher Cable-Stayed Bridge at Owensboro, Kentucky

To compete effectively with an economically designed concrete alternate bridge crossing of the Ohio River required an innovative steel alternate cable-stayed bridge. Just such a structure is nearing completion. The river at the project site is approximately 6.4 kilometers wide between the states of Kentucky and Indiana. Most of the area is a floodplain, which gets inundated at least once a year. As a result, the main bridge, which is 1,375 meters long, requires a long approach on the Kentucky side. This approach consists of embankments and relief structures to allow for the passage of flood waters. This paper discusses the many noteworthy aspects of the William Natcher Bridge.

• Corporate Authors:

  Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania

  337 Fourth Avenue
  Pittsburgh, PA  United States  15222
• Authors:
  • Chandra, Vijay
  • Goodpastor, Steve
  • Hsu, Ruchu
• Conference:
  • Vital Links in Securing Our Mobility. 2002 International Bridge Conference. 19th Annual IBC
  • Location: Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, United States
  • Date: 2002-6-10 to 2002-6-12
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 10p
• Monograph Title: Vital Links in Securing Our Mobility. 2002 International Bridge Conference. Official Proceedings of the 19th Annual IBC

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aesthetics; Anchorages; Bridge design; Bridges; Cable stayed bridges; Inspection; Maintenance
• Geographic Terms: Kentucky; Ohio River
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01087802
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: IBC-02-58
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 2008 7:35AM