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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 the Name==
==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 13:04, 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

TriMet Bridge

References

  1. TriMet Name the Bridge | Accessed 6/29/14