Project Features
Completion: 2010
Repair of the suspension bridge linking Halifax to Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, above the Port of Halifax. The work included, among others, replacement of two modular expansion joints and bridge deck panels adjacent to the joints
Type of structure:Suspension bridge 1.2 km in length (including the approaches)
General contractor: Cherubini Metal Works Limited
Consulting engineers: Buckland & Taylor Ltd.
Owner: Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission
Products and services
Goodco Z-Tech
- 2 LX-14 modular joints (14 modules) weighing some 40 tonnes each and measuring 16.2 m (52.5 ft.) long by 4 m (13 ft.) wide
- Amplitude of movement: 927 mm (36.5 in.) serviceability limit state (SLS) and up to 1343 mm (53 in.) ultimate limit state (ULS)
Particularities of project
- These are the largest joints designed and fabricated by Goodco Z-Tech
- Delivered in one piece by truck
Manufacturing plants
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