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Sunshine Skyway Bridge monitoring phase I : system assessment and integration recommendations [summary].
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2016-10-01
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Abstract:At over five miles long, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, crossing Tampa Bay where it meets the Gulf of Mexico, is one of the world’s longest cable-stayed bridges. The pier-supported approaches rise to meet the center section where cables radiating from two central pylons suspend the bridge segments, allowing for an under-clearance of 181 feet above the water, permitting large vessels to pass underneath. The cables are encased in steel pipe painted bright yellow – a symbol of the Sunshine State.
Like all tall structures, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge was designed to tolerate structural movements, which are monitored by weather equipment, GPS, and other sensors that have been added to the bridge over many years by a number of agencies. And of course, technology has advanced considerably during the 30 years that the bridge has been in operation.
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