Completed in 2014 by American Bridge, the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge Self-Anchored Suspension Superstructure involved building a 624m (2,049’) two-span self-anchored bridge. The main span was 565m (1,854’) with a 160m (525’) steel tower. The deck was 78m (256’) wide, made of twin steel boxes and a cantilevered bike path. The 1,400m (4,600’) main cable was continuous, with a total structural steel weight of 51,772mt. The project involved complex cable and deck construction, including a transfer from falsework to cable support. The bridge opened on Sept 2, 2013, and was completed on Sept 24, 2015.
Project Details
- Owner: California Department of Transportation – CALTRANS
- Location: Oakland, California, United States
- Performed as: American Bridge Company
- Project value: $1,995,759,002.00
- Awards: IABSE Outstanding Structure Award in 2015
ACEC Grand Conceptor Award in 2015
George S. Richardson Medal, Outstanding Achievement in Bridge Engineering IN 2015
Golden State Award in 2015
American’s Transportation Award for Environmental Best Practices – Building and Construction Innovation in 2014
Global Road Achievement Award for Design in 2014
Excellence in Structural Engineering Award in 2014
Globe Award for Bridge project >$100M in 2014
Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) Award in 2014
Excellence in Transportation Award in 2014
Outstanding Transportation Award in 2013
Project of the Year in 2013 - Completion Date: October 2015