Pedestrian Bridge in Dublin Ohio
Tampa Steel Erecting was the structural steel fabricator for the pedestrian bridge in Dublin, Ohio. It is the longest single tower “S” shaped suspension bridge in the world. It is also the only single tower “S” shaped suspension bridge in the world.
- It spans the Scioto
- Main tower height of 169 feet – OSU Stadium press box (183 feet tall)
- Suspension span of 500 feet long – nearly 2 football fields
- Total deck length – 760 feet long
- 860,000 pounds (430 tons) of structural steel – weight of a loaded 747 airplane or 355 OSU victory bells
- 350,000 pounds (175 tons) of reinforcing steel – weight of 100 mid-size cars or 145 OSU victory bells (2,420 pounds)
- 1,600 cy of concrete – amount of concrete to build 32 new single family houses (foundations and driveway – 50 cy per house)
- Two suspension cables (120mm diameter) – tensile force in cable of 3,250,000 lbs. each – this force is the weight of 500 adult African Bush Elephants
- Roads and Bridges Magazine Top Ten Bridges built in 2020