Project Features:
This three-span, 3,465-foot-long structure
will be the nation's first new major suspension
bridge to be built in 35 years. At bid time,
it was the largest project ever awarded
by Caltrans.
The superstructure is a steel orthotropic
deck section. Fabricated in Japan, it will
be shipped in three ocean going barges.
Bridge sections up to 50 meters long will
be jacked into place off the bridge main
suspension cables.
An aggressive 1200-day schedule with seven
work days per week
| Feature/Material |
Size/Amount |
| Deck |
85 feet wide, four
vehicle lanes (including one HOV lane),
a bicycle/pedestrian lane, and wide
shoulders |
| Towers |
4 towers, each 410
feet tall |
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Foundation Piles
|
24 piles (12 for
each tower), 3 meters in diameter, 51
meters long, with an additional 42-meter
rock socket |
| Span |
3 spans totaling
3,465 feet |
Carquinez Jobsite
- March, 2003
Click here
to see the artist's rendering of the new
bridge.
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