WILLIAM NATCHER BRIDGE

Location:

Owensboro, KY to Rockport, IN, USA

Description:

This composite cable-stayed bridge over the Ohio River carries four lanes of traffic. The towers are A-shaped concrete frames and the girder webs are inclined to match the planes of the cables.

Total length: 670 m (2198 ft.)
Main span: 366 m (1200 ft.)
Tower height: 100 m (330 ft.)

Owner:

Commonwealth of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

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 for this bridge. 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.

Completed in 2002.

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