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Project Details

Location

Prince George, BC, Canada

Type of Structure

Composite delta-leg highway bridge, 400 m (1,312 ft.) long - 5 spans

Year(s) of Manufacture

2009

Bridge Opening

2009

General Contractor

Buckland & Taylor Ltd

Engineering Firm

British Columbia Ministry of Transportation

Products and Services

Fabrication of the steel structure of the bridge (2,300 tons) including 36 main beams (three 12-girder lines) and two 27-meter-long (88.6 ft.) delta legs

Longest girder: 34 m (111.5 ft.)

Goodco Z-Tech:
2 finger joints located at the bridge abutments with reinforced neoprene pipe culverts and cover plate assemblies on concrete chutes
(13.6 m/44.6 ft. at the southern abutment and 17 m/55.8 ft. at the northern abutment)

Description

Construction of a two-lane bridge with cantilever girders over the Simon Fraser River, the CN railway track and Queensway Street in Prince George, BC. This is a composite delta-leg bridge with continuous plate girders.

Features

Complete penetration welds of all the expansion joint anchor plates. Expansion joints with non-slip surfaces and machine-cut grid.

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