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Project Details

Location

Halifax, NS, Canada

Type of Structure

Suspension bridge 1.2 km in length (including the approaches)

Year(s) of Manufacture

2010

General Contractor

Cherubini Metal Works Limited

Engineering Firm

Buckland & Taylor Ltd.

Owner

Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission

Products and Services

Goodco Z-Tech:
2 LX-14 modular joints (14 modules) weighing some 40 tonnes each and measuring 16.2 m (52.5 ft.) long by 4 m (13 ft.) wide

Amplitude of movement: 927 mm (36.5 in.) serviceability limit state (SLS) and up to 1343 mm (53 in.) ultimate limit state (ULS)

Description

Repair of the suspension bridge linking Halifax to Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, above the Port of Halifax. The work included, among others, replacement of two modular expansion joints and bridge deck panels adjacent to the joints

Features

These are the largest joints designed and fabricated by Goodco Z-Tech. They were delivered in one piece by truck.

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