Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project
United States of America
The bridge has two double Pylon masts which are each 157m tall.
The challenge: Octagonal shape, tapering to top
The solution: Constant changing form solution per step
Project data
- Year of completion
- 2018
- Project duration
- 12 Months
- Country
- United States of America
- Postcode
- CA 90802
- Town or city
- Long Beach
- Realization
- Shimmick / FCC / Impregilo JV
- Structure
- Bridge
- Type of structure
- Piers and pylons
Pylon
- Construction method
- Conical
- Structure height
- 157 m
- Height of casting sections
- 5,50 m
- Overall length of bridge
- 610 m
- Longest span
- 305 m
- Number of casting sections
- 31
- Cycle time
- 7 -day cycle