Does the Cold have you thinking

about the beach right now? Well….

 To get to the Keys you’ll have to cross these!!

Seven Mile Bridge

Seven Mile Bridge Facts:
‹ Finished: 1984
‹ Design: Figg Engineering
‹ Contractor: Misener Marine Construction
‹ Span: 35,867 ft or about 7 miles
‹ Connects the middle keys to the lower keys
‹ Constructed with segmental concrete box girders
 Importance
ASCE Study Gives

http://gulliver.trb.org/publications/millennium/00019.pdf
‹
Bridges on a whole
a grade of C.

‹ The Percentage of
Bridges being
constructed with
prestressed
concrete is rising
Precast Concrete Box Girder Bridges
Outline:
• History & Theory
• Box Girder Bridge Design
• Segmental Construction Processes of
Box Girder Bridges
What makes these Bridges Possible
Concepts:
‹ Precast Concrete

‹ Prestressing

‹ Post-Tensioning
 History
A Tale of Two Frenchmen:
Eugene Freysinnet & Jean Muller
 Evolution of Precast Box Girder
Elements
What do we need to span Stemmed Deck Member –
longer distances? Double Tee

Increased Flexural Capacity!

•Increased Depth
•Increased Reinforcement
•Prestressing
•Post-Tensioning

Precast Box Girder Elements

allow us to do this

Concrete Box Girder

 Standardizing of Box Girders
Specs for current designs are
developed by AASHSTO and several
designs can be found at:

http://www.asbi-assoc.org/drawings.html
Segmental Construction Procedures
‹ Balanced Cantilever Method

‹ Span-by-Span Method

‹ Progressive Span Method

Balanced Cantilever Method
Balanced Cantilever Method
 Bridges using the Balanced
Cantilever Method

Confederation Bridge –
Route 895
Northumberland Strait, Canada

Broadway Bridge -
Broadway Bridge – Daytona
Construction
Beach, Florida
Span by Span Method
 Span-by-Span Method

C&D Canal Bridge over Delaware

 Progressive Span Method
Combination of Balance Cantilever and Span by Span
Progressive Span Method

Linn Cove Viaduct – Blue Ridge Parkway

Segmental Box Girders and Cable Stays
 Conclusions
Precast Segmental Box Grider
Bridges are an economical and
efficient method for building
today and tomorrows bridges