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Title: UNIQUE METHODS USED IN CONSTRUCTING THE ROBERT E. LEE BRIDGE
Accession Number: 00605675
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: The Robert E. Lee Bridge in Richmond, Virginia, consists of twin trapezoidal concrete box structures 3,400 ft long and consisting of constant-width and varying-width cross sections placed with form travelers. This bridge represents two firsts in North America: (a) the largest number of form travelers (eight) ever used concurrently, and (b) the first use of a strand stability system in segmental concrete balanced cantilever construction. The use of portable fabric cofferdams was a unique method for constructing the bridge piers in the James River. These fabric cofferdams provided a safe, environmentally sound structure within which to drill and blast rock excavation and to place concrete for the pier footing and the first lift of the pier columns in the river.
Supplemental Notes: This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1282, Transportation Construction 1990. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01411066
Authors: McCarthy, Thomas PSalamie, RalphNash, W RPagination: p. 51-56
Publication Date: 1990
Serial: ISBN: 0309050596
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Environment; Highways; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Mar 31 1991 12:00AM
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