A Bridge for All Centuries

This article describes the design and construction of the Centennial Bridge, which will carry six lanes of traffic across the Panama Canal. This cable-stayed bridge of cast-in-place concrete features a main span of 420 m, the longest such span for this type of bridge in the Western Hemisphere. This long main span was designed to meet the owner's requirement that no piers be placed in the water. The design process for the Centennial Bridge was unique and aggressive, incorporating concepts from the design/bid/build method, the design/build method and the fast-track design process. Because no disruption of canal traffic was permitted at any time, the bridge was constructed using the balanced-cantilever method. The bridge construction was completed in August 2004.

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• Authors:
  • Sanjines, Alex
  • Keysberg, Jochen
  • Manzanarez, Rafael
  • Tang, Man-Chung
• Publication Date: 2005-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: pp 48-55
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 75
  • Issue Number: 8
  • 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 construction; Bridge design; Bridge engineering; Cable stayed bridges; Cast in place concrete; Cast in place structures; Concrete bridges; Highway bridges
• Identifier Terms: Centennial Bridge; Panama Canal
• Uncontrolled Terms: Balanced-cantilever method
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01003466
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 28 2005 11:49PM