Transcription of UNIQUE cable-stay system creates landmark bridge
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UNIQUE . cable-stay system creates landmark bridge by Wayne A. Endicott It was supposed to be a simple The requisite urgency of bringing a new project director for FIGG. Eventually, renovation of the historic Waldo- bridge on line in the shortest possible we determined that the cable-stay Hancock suspension bridge over the time led the state to request proposals option provided several key benefits. Penobscot River. But when engineers from design-build engineers. Figg First, it would best fit the character finished their inspection of the 74- Engineering Group (FIGG) of Tallahassee, of this historic area. Second, it would year-old structure, which carries Florida, rose to the challenge by provide the most cost-effective solution Maine's Route 1 over the waterway near designing a bridge with a UNIQUE cable- to replacing the existing bridge .
ASPIRE, Winter 2007 | 29 cast-in-place concRete, seGMental caBle-stayed BRidGe/Maine dot, oWneR bridge descriPtion 2120-ft-long cast-in-place, cable-stayed concrete bridge with 1161 ft main span. the stay cables are arranged in pairs in the pylons but transition to a single vertical plane of cables at the bridge deck level. one pylon houses a multi-story
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