THE WES SMITH BRIDGE : A LANDMARK IS MADE

This article describes a planning and engineering process by which a one-lane landmark steel truss bridge with timber deck was replaced by a signature, two-lane tied-arch steel structure near a remote town in Washington State. The article provides construction details such as steel transverse floor beams, galvanized rope hangers, Virendeel struts and a computer program to monitor changing load conditions as the bridge took shape.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1606878
• Corporate Authors:

  Public Works Journal Corporation

  200 South Broad Street
  Ridgewood, NJ  United States  07451
• Authors:
  • Dorn, G
• Publication Date: 2001-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 48-51
• Serial:
  • Public Works
  • Volume: 132
  • Issue Number: 13
  • Publisher: Hanley Wood
  • ISSN: 0033-3840
  • Serial URL: http://www.pwmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aesthetics; Arch bridges; Bridge design; Metal bridges; Public participation; Steel ties
• Identifier Terms: Wes Smith Bridge (Index, Washington)
• Geographic Terms: Index (Washington)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00821726
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 31 2001 12:00AM