Projects / Bridges
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
California, USA
- Client
- California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
- Location
- California, USA
- Dates
- 2000 - 2002
- Construction cost
- $1,400 million
- Key services
- Lead Main Tower Design Engineer
- Typology
- Self-Anchored Single Tower Suspension Bridge (SB)
- Span SB: 180m + 385m
Lead Main Tower Design Engineer responsible for the design, and detailing of the main tower that includes tower shaft and diaphragms, tower anchorage, and tower saddle design. Responsible for the laboratory testing of the shear link elements due to their non-linear behaviour during seismic event. This self-anchored suspension bridge includes a 161m-high, single-pylon, back span and main span of 180m and 385m, accordingly.
The distance between joints is 657m.