In this present era, the industry is moving towards the technology (mechanized) for the construction of bridges because it saves the cost of labor, shortens the project duration, and improves the quality of work as well.
Entire families of bridges, viz: launched bridges, the span-by-span bridges, and the balanced cantilever bridges are all construction methods. Another type of method is the full-span, which is employed in high-speed railway projects. So far we discussed how useful the bridge construction is. Now, we will study different types of bridge constructions in the article.
Types of Bridge Construction
The types of bridge construction are:
Bay Bridge construction
Golden gate bridge construction
Tappan Zee bridge construction
BU bridge construction
George Washington bridge construction
Brooklyn Bridge Construction
Now, let’s discuss these one-by-one:
Bay Bridge Construction
The San-Francisco-Oakland bay bridge is also known as the bay bridge locally.
It is a cantilever bridge situated in San Francisco, California, United States.
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This bridge is a part of interstate 80 and acts as a direct road between San Francisco and Oakland. It is a complex of all the bridges traversing the San Francisco Bay in California.
The Below Table Lists the Specialty of the Bay Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge Construction
The Golden Gate Bridge is situated in San Francisco, California, United States. It is a suspension bridge that covers the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide strait which connects San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean.
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The golden gate bridge construction started on 5th January 1933 and on 27th May 1937 and the construction ended on 19th April 1937.
The Below Table Lists the Attributes of the Golden Gate Bridge
Tappan Zee Bridge Construction
The Zee bridge was named after Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee, that is why it is also known as Tappan Zee Bridge or simply the Zee bridge is a cantilever bridge, situated in the city of New York, United States of America. The working on this bridge started in March 1952 and the construction got over and opened to the public on 15th December 1955.
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The address of the Zee bridge is Tarrytown, New York - 10591, and this bridge crosses the Hudson River at one of its widest points and 25 miles north of Midtown Manhattan, from Grand View-on-Hudson to Tarrytown, so basically it is located at Tarrytown, Grand view-on-Hudson, South Nyack.
Brooklyn Bridge Construction
Brooklyn Bridge is a cable-stayed suspension bridge situated in the city of New York, United States. It covers the East River linking the boroughs (a town/district belonging to the administrative unit) of Manhattan & Brooklyn.
This bridge was opened to the public on 24th May 1883 and carries a daily traffic of 105,679 (as of 2016 statistics).
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The Below Table Lists All About the Brooklyn Bridge
George Washington Bridge Construction
George Washington Bridge Construction is the first-ever built cable-stayed bridge in the United Kingdom. The construction of this bridge began in the year 1962 and was opened to the public on 9th April 1964.
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The Table Below Lists All About the George Washington Bridge
BU Bridge Construction
BU bridge is also called Boston University. Previously, it was called the Cottage Farm bridge. BU Bridge is a steel bridge, which binds through an arch bridge with a suspended deck carrying Route 2, extended over the Charles River, which connects the Boston University campus to Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
Below is the image of the Bu Bridge and Grand Junction Railroad bridge from the Boston side view of the upstream:
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The Below Table Lists All About the Bu Bridge
FAQs on Bridge Construction
1. Write the Two Designations Given to the Golden Gate.
The Golden gate was designated with the following name:
California Historical Landmark on 18 June 1987.
San Francisco Designated Landmark on 21 May 1999.
2. Why Was Tappan Zee Bridge Replaced?
The average number of accidents was increasing day-by-day per mile on the Tappan Zee bridge, and millions were spent on its repair; however, to control this situation, in 2017, this bridge was replaced by a new cable-stayed bridge, which was called the new Cuomo Bridge.
The new Cuomo bridge (a twin cable-stayed bridge) was named after the past New York's Governor's father named Mario Cuomo, and it took around USD 4 million to build this bridge.
3. List the Five Main Types of Bridges.
The below table lists the five main types of bridges:
1. | Cantilever Bridge |
2. | Beam Bridge |
3. | Short-span bridge |
4. | Suspension bridge |
5. | Arch bridge |
4. Write About the Accelerated Bridge Construction
Accelerated bridge construction or ABC is the costliest methods of construction among the other methods; however, it is the best alternative to overcome congested highway networks by using the following techniques:
Innovative planning
Design
Material
Construction methods to reduce traffic delays and construction time.