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Athabasca River Bridge

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Project Details

Location

Fort McMurray, AB, Canada

Type of Structure

Highway bridge, 472 m (1,548.5 ft.) long - 7 spans

Year(s) of Manufacture

2010

Bridge Opening

2011

General Contractor

Flatiron Corporation

Engineering Firm

CH2M Hill Canada

Owner

Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation

Products and Services

Fabrication of the bridge steel structure (5,500 tons), including 104 main girders

Longest girder: 47.4 m (155.5 ft.)

Goodco Z-Tech:
80 elastomeric pot bearings: fixed (PF), multidirectional (PM) and unidirectional (PMCG) models

2 finger expansion joints with 40-mm (1.57-in.) thick plates (71 m/233 ft. total), including the stainless-steel drainage system and joint bridging plates for guardrails

Description

Construction of a new five-lane highway bridge on Highway 63 across the Athabasca River.

Features

Partnership between Canam-Bridges and Rapid-Span for the fabrication of steel girders.

canambridges.com

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