Title:
420-484 Rebuilding the Hood Canal Floating
Bridge
Author(s):
Myint M. Lwin and Charles S. Gloyd
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
6
Issue:
6
Appears on pages(s):
30-35
Keywords:
anchors (fasteners); concrete construction;
epoxy resins; floating bridges; structural design.
DOI:
Date:
6/1/1984
Abstract:
The west half of the original Hood Canal Floating Bridge was destroyed in a severe storm in 1979. Careful planning, innovative construction methods, and a staged construction program combined to replace this major transportation link in Washington state.