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Structure-ID: s0006025
Created on: 10/06/02
Modified on: 12/07/09


Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge

Hoover Dam Bypass-Colorado River Bridge
Built: 2005 - 2010
Status: under construction
Location: Boulder City, Clark County, Nevada, USA
Crosses: Colorado River
Carries: U.S. Route 93
Hoover Dam Bypass. Arch construction as seen from the high-line.
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Structural Type:
Arch bridge
Function / usage:
Road bridge
Near: Hoover Dam (1935)
Part of: Hoover Dam Bypass

Persons involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Chief engineer David Goodyear
Erection engineer Mark Ketchum
Erection equipment Scott McNary
Form travelers Michael Veegh

Firms, offices, etc. involved with this structure
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RoleNamePart of structure 
Client Federal Highway Administration
Design T. Y. Lin International
Architecture HDR Inc.
Construction engineers Construction Technologies & Engineering, Inc.
Erection equipment McNary Bergeron & Associates
Erection engineer OPAC Consulting Engineers
Construction engineers Somerset Engineering
Co-contractor Obayashi Corp.
  PSM Construction USA, Inc.
Steel construction American Bridge Company
Stay cables Schwager Davis Inc.
Prestressing Schwager Davis Inc.
Form travelers NRS-Asia (M) Sdn. Bhd.

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
deck  steel
arch  concrete
Dimensions
  rise 84.5 m
  total length 579 m
  arch span 323 m

Chronology
End of November 2004
Expected beginning of construction of the bridge over the Colorado River.
September 2006
The high-line system collapses due to high winds, causing significant delays in construction as the opening date is moved from 2008 to 2010.
Mid of 2008
Expected completion.

Relevant Web Sites
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External LinkENR: States Infuse Hoover Dam Bypass With Alternate Funds (12.07.2004) English
External LinkENR: Work Begins on Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge (25.03.2003) English
External LinkHighestBridges.com: Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tilman Memorial Bridge English
External LinkHoover Dam Bypass English
External LinkRevver: Hoover Dam and Lake Mead English

Relevant Literature
* Close call, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 3rd Quarter 2009, n. 56 v. 15 .
* Dual purposes, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 2nd Quarter 2008, n. 51 v. 14 .
* Life line, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 1st Quarter 2008, n. 50 v. 14 .
* New high-line in progress for Colorado River Bridge, in "Bridge Update", October 2007, n. 71 .
* Goodyear, David   The New Colorado River Arch Bridge at Hoover Dam, presented at fib Symposium 2004, 26-28 April 2004, Avignon.
* Shutt, Craig A.   T.Y. Lin International Excels With Project Partners’ Input, in "ASPIRE", Winter 2008 .

 
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