PROJECT FACTS

SHIP CHANNEL BRIDGE

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The pylons will be 514 ft. high.

Length of the main span will be 1,320 ft.

Ship clearance will be 175 ft.

Foundations are built outside the waterway to minimize environmental impact as well as enable future channel widening.

The new bridge design reduces the grade, improves visibility and increases the posted speed limit.

More than 17,000 tons of concrete will be used to construct the new bridge. That’s enough to fill 2 ½ Olympic swimming pools!

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Lighting will provide improved nighttime visibility and increased safety for drivers.

A total of 128 stay cables to support both NB and SB bridges. The stay cables can be maintained without closing the bridge to traffic.

The shape of the pylon was selected with the driver’s perspective in mind.

Each bridge will have full shoulders on both sides. The shoulders will allow space for both emergency or stalled vehicles.

Each bridge will have four, 12 ft. lanes. This will double the existing lane capacity to meet future traffic demand.