THE TRANSPORTATION CONNECTION

This article focuses on the design and construction of the Transportation Corridor Bridge Number 1, a structure spanning a large gap over the San Pedro Bay and connecting the 2 halves of the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) Pier 400 Project. The area's extent and the diverse uses for which it was intended required a long transportation corridor north of the Pier to provide full access to the terminals. The 7,000 ft transportation corridor, constructed of a rock dike fill, includes a 385-ft gap over the Bay designed to provide circulation between waters east and west of the Pier for the benefit of water quality and marine life. The Project's 1st phase, a 2-lane vehicular bridge, was completed in the summer of 1999. The 2nd phase, begun in December 2000 and completed in August 2001, widened the bridge by adding 2 traffic lanes and a corridor for utilities and pipelines. Phase 3, scheduled for completion by the end of 2002, will add a separate 6-track railroad crossing.

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• Authors:
  • Khouri, J
  • Christie, G
  • Tilley, W
  • Rose, M
• Publication Date: 2001-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 49-53
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 71
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0885-7024
  • Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Bridge engineering; Bulk cargo terminals; Cargo facilities; Construction of specific facilities; Structural design; Structural engineering; Transportation corridors; Types of bridges by use
• Identifier Terms: Pier 400 Project (Los Angeles); Port of Los Angeles
• Geographic Terms: Los Angeles (California)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Freight Transportation; Highways; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00824839
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 11 2002 12:00AM