WILLIAM H. HARSHA BRIDGE

Location:

Maysville, KY to Aberdeen, OH, USA

Description:

The William H. Harsha bridge is Kentucky's first cable-stayed bridge. The bridge is part of US6862, linking the AA Highway to US 52 in Ohio.

Total length including approaches: 640 m (2100 ft.)
Main span: 320 m (1050 ft.)

Owner:

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and Ohio Department of Transportation

Client:

Traylor Brothers Inc.

Scope of Work:

Buckland & Taylor Ltd. provided detailed construction engineering and step-by-step analysis of the erection of the towers and the cable supported superstructure. The analysis included the effects of cast-in stresses and deformations of the composite deck as well as creep and shrinkage of the deck and towers. The analysis was carried out using custom designed in-house software.

Tower construction began in 1997. The bridge was completed in 2000 and opened to traffic in January 2001.

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