John O'Connell Bridge

John O'Connell Bridge
John O'Connell Bridge
	The John O'Connell Bridge over the Sitka Channel
Coordinates	57°02′52″N 135°20′26″W / 57.04782°N 135.34054°W
Carries	2 lanes of AK-935
Crosses	Sitka Channel
Locale	Sitka, Alaska
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed bridge
Material	Steel (pylons); composite steel-reinforced concrete (deck)
Total length	1,255 feet (383 m)
Width	38 feet (11.6 m)
Longest span	450 feet (137 m)
Clearance below	52 feet (15.8 m)
History
Construction end	1971
Opened	1972
Statistics
Daily traffic	4,900 (2008)
Location

The John O'Connell Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Sitka Channel located in Sitka, Alaska. The bridge connects the town of Sitka on Baranof Island to the airport and Coast Guard Station on Japonski Island. Until the bridge was completed in 1971 the commute was only achievable through a ferry service. The bridge is named after John W. O'Connell, a former mayor of Sitka. The two-lane bridge is 1,255 feet (383 m) in total length, with a main span of 450 feet (140 m). The bridge was also the United States' first vehicular cable-stayed girder spanned bridge. The four 100-foot (30 m)-high steel pylons carry two three-cable sets, each carrying a section of the bridge deck.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Harbor Drive Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
^ ^a ^b ^c O'Connell Bridge at Structurae
^ "Where Did the Russians Settle in Alaska?".
^ "O'Connell Bridge, Sitka, Alaska". www.johnweeks.com.

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[1] "Harbor Drive Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 2012-07-02.

[structurae-2] O'Connell Bridge at Structurae

[3] "Where Did the Russians Settle in Alaska?".

[4] "O'Connell Bridge, Sitka, Alaska". www.johnweeks.com.

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