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An average of 14,000 vehicles per day cross the Blue Water Bridge with as many 20,000 vehicles crossing on a busy day. As many as 6,000 trucks may cross the bridge on a heavy day.
Blue Water Bridge Facility Statistics
BUILDINGS
| Administration |
22,208 sft
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| Truck Cargo |
17,795 sft
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| Maintenance |
10,188 sft
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| Cold Storage |
12,460 sft
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| Elevator/Stair |
936 sft
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| Canopy Bldg. |
324 sft
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| Tunnels |
4508 sft
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Total*
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68,419 sft
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* Does not include 18 booths.
PLAZA & GROUNDS
| Elevated Plaza |
12 acres
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| Bridge Grounds |
41 acres
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Total
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53 acres
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BRIDGES
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Bridge
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Designator
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Deck Area
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| Original Blue Water Bridge |
B04
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157,191 sft
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| Second Blue Water Bridge |
B04 |
174,271 sft
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| Bridge over Circle Ramp |
S24 |
7,258 sft
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| Bridge over Pine Grove Ave. |
S25 |
45,100 sft
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Total
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383,720 sft
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BRIDGE STATISTICS
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Item
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Original Bridge
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Second Bridge
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| Type of Bridge |
Cantilever Truss
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Continuous Tied Arch
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| Total length of bridge (excluding plazas) |
6,178'
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6,109' (1862m)
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| Number of Spans |
72
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39
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| Main Span Length |
871'
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922' (281m)
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| Truss/Arch Span Length |
1,576'
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1,480' (451m)
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| Deck Width |
38'
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51' (15.6m)
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| Lanes/Width |
3/10'-8"
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3/12'
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| Total weight of main span |
28,340 tons
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20,084 tons
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| Total weight of American approach |
9,940 tons
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30,591 tons
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| Total weight of Canadian approach |
11,050 tons
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33,353 tons
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| Total weight of steel and concrete |
86,905 tons
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84,028 tons
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| Rivets |
2,228,000 (500 tons)
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None
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| Bolts |
None
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350,000
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| Steel foundation piling |
None
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31 miles (50,302m)
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| Clearance above river |
152'
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155'
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| Top of steel above river |
210'
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233'
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| Main pier construction |
Each main pier contains 10,000 tons of concrete & reinforcing steel resting on rock
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Each main pier sits on 144 H-piling driven 105' to bedrock
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| Construction Commencement |
6-24-37
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6-15-95
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| Main span steel joined |
5-24-38
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11-06-96
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| Open to Traffic |
10-10-38
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7-22-97
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| Cost of Construction |
$3,250,000
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$79,269,755
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| Total Cost (Construction, Ferries, Engineering, Right of Way, Environmental Activities, etc) |
$3,900,000
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$107,488,651
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| Tolls |
$0.60/car & driver
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$1.25/car
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$0.10/passenger/pedestrian
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$1.50/axle/truck
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