Creating a New Motor City Gateway: Complex Geometry: Detroit's Arched Bridges Were Erected Using Alternative Methods that Eliminated the Need for Expensive Shoring

Each of the twin tied-arch Interstate 94 Gateway Bridges outside Detroit, Michigan, was designed to carry four lanes of traffic and support a 240-ft-long deck span. Bridge design and construction caused local controversy due to factors such as cost and signature design creation.The author discusses the alternative methods used in the $20 million project, which eliminated expensive and massive shoring during span erection.

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• Authors:
  • Bacon, Sheila
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 56-58, 60
• Serial:
  • Constructor
  • Volume: 88
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Associated General Contractors of America
  • ISSN: 0162-6191

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arch bridges; Construction; Costs; Design; Erection (Building); Shoring
• Identifier Terms: Interstate 94
• Geographic Terms: Detroit (Michigan)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Finance; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01049942
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 23 2007 11:32AM