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Fred Hartman Bridge

USA / Texas / Morgans Point /

Built: 1986-1995
Also known as: Texas 146 Bridge
Designed by: District 12 of the Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Owner: Texas Department of Transportation
Original Design: Leonhardt, Andra Und Partner, URS Dreiner
Structural Engineer: Woodward Clyde
Subcontractor: Holger S. Svensson, DRC
Consultant: Robert H. Scanlan
Cost: US$117,500,000.00
Maximum Height: 440 feet
Maximum Length: 1,250 feet
Type: Cable-stayed Bridge, fan arrangement.
Location: Texas 146 between Baytown and La Porte
Crosses: Houston Ship Channel
Carries: Texas State Road 146
Cables: Polymer-wrapped twisted steel wire bundles.
Pylons: Reinforced Concrete
Deck of Main Bridge: Reinforced Concrete
Deck of Approches: Pre-cast Pre-stressed Concrete

More Information at www.texasexplorer.net/hartmanbridge.htm
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Coordinates:   29°42'16"N   95°0'50"W
This article was last modified 13 years ago