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Mac Donald bridge is Canada's second longest
Steel suspension bridge between Halifax and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, has 5210 ft total length and 1447 ft span; four approach spans on Halifax side, made up of 3 sets of 85-ft continuous plate girders, and 12 on Dartmouth side with two groups of continuous triple spans, followed by two 150-ft truss spans; two-lane 27-ft roadway with 5 ft 3-in. sidewalk on southside, 18-in. emergency sidewalk, and 3-ft 9-in. ductway with open grid for power, telephone cables and 30-in water main. (see also Roads and Eng Construction v 93 n 4 Apr 1955 p 96, 100, 102, 168, 170)
Mac Donald bridge is Canada's second longest
Steel suspension bridge between Halifax and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, has 5210 ft total length and 1447 ft span; four approach spans on Halifax side, made up of 3 sets of 85-ft continuous plate girders, and 12 on Dartmouth side with two groups of continuous triple spans, followed by two 150-ft truss spans; two-lane 27-ft roadway with 5 ft 3-in. sidewalk on southside, 18-in. emergency sidewalk, and 3-ft 9-in. ductway with open grid for power, telephone cables and 30-in water main. (see also Roads and Eng Construction v 93 n 4 Apr 1955 p 96, 100, 102, 168, 170)
Mac Donald bridge is Canada's second longest
Eng News-Rec
Pratley, H.H.L. (author)
Engineering News-Record ; 154
1955
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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