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s0000032 |
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10/28/98 |
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08/26/10 |
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| Description | Value |
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| cables |
steel
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| towers |
steel
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| deck truss |
steel
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main span |
1067 m | | |
length of side spans |
186 m |
| deck |
deck depth |
8.8 m | | |
deck width |
36.3 m |
| tower |
tower height |
183 m |
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| 1932
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| 5.5 Million vehicles use the bridge in that year. |
| 1958- 1962
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| A second deck, already included in the original design, is built. |
| 1962
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| 20 Million vehicles use the bridge in that year. |
| 1965
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| A private airplane hits the bridge. Pilot and bridge remain undamaged. |
| 1978- 1979
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| Upper deck reinforced concrete roadway replaced by orthotropic steel deck. |
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