41st street Pedestrian Bridge
680 tons, 2018
The 973.5 ft. long, $28.7 million “41st Street Bridge” received the AISC award for the best bridge under the Special Purpose Bridges category for 2020.
It features double-curved arch mono trusses to form large, graceful S-curves. The bridge contains three segments in its total span. The segments are called East & West Approaches at the ends and the Main span in the middle.
Main Span
The main span has two spans with a length of 239 ft 5 inches and is supported at both ends & middle. It is suspended on both sides of the middle support by using the Arches and suspended Hangers.
The Arch is fabricated from a 48-inch diameter steel pipe with 1 inch thick and mounted over the Thrust block. The Main Rib 48 inches & Arch location are changed to follow the S-curve. The suspended hangers are connected from the Arch to the Main span Ribs.
East West Approach Spans
The bridge’s central Rib is fabricated from a 30-inch diameter steel pipe, either 1½ inch or 13% inch thick depending upon span and strength requirements. At the top of the pipe, shear studs are added, which enable composite action between. the steel and the path’s 8-inch thick, 17 ft wide concrete deck.