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Chesapeake Bay bridge
Bridge forms link in system of highways along East Coast of United States; shore-to-shore distance 22,990 ft, of which 21,286 ft are covered by bridge structures; suspension bridge over main ship channel has central span of 1600 ft; factors influencing adoption of curved bridge crossing; superstructure involves 27,000 tons of steelwork; many truss and girder spans were assembled at temporary erection dock and floated into their respective positions on barges. (See also Engineer v 195 n 5068 Mar 13 1953 p 377-81, n 5069 Mar 20 p 416-9)
Chesapeake Bay bridge
Bridge forms link in system of highways along East Coast of United States; shore-to-shore distance 22,990 ft, of which 21,286 ft are covered by bridge structures; suspension bridge over main ship channel has central span of 1600 ft; factors influencing adoption of curved bridge crossing; superstructure involves 27,000 tons of steelwork; many truss and girder spans were assembled at temporary erection dock and floated into their respective positions on barges. (See also Engineer v 195 n 5068 Mar 13 1953 p 377-81, n 5069 Mar 20 p 416-9)
Chesapeake Bay bridge
Civ Structural Engrs Rev
1953
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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