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Tilikum Crossing is the name of the new bridge being built across the [[Willamette River]]. | Tilikum Crossing is the name of the new bridge being built across the [[Willamette River]]. | ||
==About | ==About== | ||
===The Name=== | |||
The name was chosen by a Bridge Naming Committee which reviewed nearly 9,500 submissions to find a name that would inspire today and 100 years from now. Tilikum Crossing was chosen unanimously by the committee and means "Bridge of the People". <ref>[http://trimet.org/namethebridge/ TriMet Name the Bridge] | Accessed 6/29/14</ref> | The name was chosen by a Bridge Naming Committee which reviewed nearly 9,500 submissions to find a name that would inspire today and 100 years from now. Tilikum Crossing was chosen unanimously by the committee and means "Bridge of the People". <ref>[http://trimet.org/namethebridge/ TriMet Name the Bridge] | Accessed 6/29/14</ref> | ||
===Bridge Facts=== | |||
The facts and figures of the bridge per [[Trimet]]: | |||
:"The bridge has a cable-stayed design, with two piers in the water. A cable-stayed bridge is a bridge that :consists of one or more towers through which cables are strung to support the bridge deck. Cable-stayed bridge :types are efficient at spanning long distances while allowing a reduction of the number of piers in the water. :Such bridges also can be designed with thinner decks than other bridge types, making possible a more transparent :structure and a greater vertical navigation clearance." | |||
*Four-pier cable-stayed bridge type (two piers on land, two in the water at the towers) | |||
*Approximately 1,720 feet in length | |||
*Two towers, each 180 feet high | |||
*Typical width is 75.5 feet; at the towers, the width is 110.5 feet | |||
*Five spans | |||
*Approximately 3.5 miles of cable | |||
*Two 14-feet-wide bicycle and pedestrian paths | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 12:04, 30 June 2014
Tilikum Crossing is the name of the new bridge being built across the Willamette River.
About
The Name
The name was chosen by a Bridge Naming Committee which reviewed nearly 9,500 submissions to find a name that would inspire today and 100 years from now. Tilikum Crossing was chosen unanimously by the committee and means "Bridge of the People". [1]
Bridge Facts
The facts and figures of the bridge per Trimet:
- "The bridge has a cable-stayed design, with two piers in the water. A cable-stayed bridge is a bridge that :consists of one or more towers through which cables are strung to support the bridge deck. Cable-stayed bridge :types are efficient at spanning long distances while allowing a reduction of the number of piers in the water. :Such bridges also can be designed with thinner decks than other bridge types, making possible a more transparent :structure and a greater vertical navigation clearance."
- Four-pier cable-stayed bridge type (two piers on land, two in the water at the towers)
- Approximately 1,720 feet in length
- Two towers, each 180 feet high
- Typical width is 75.5 feet; at the towers, the width is 110.5 feet
- Five spans
- Approximately 3.5 miles of cable
- Two 14-feet-wide bicycle and pedestrian paths
External Links
References
- ↑ TriMet Name the Bridge | Accessed 6/29/14