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Belle Chasse Bridge
Project description
The Belle Chasse Bridge in the southern outskirts of New Orleans crosses the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway close to where it branches off from the Mississippi River.
The existing structure, a movable bridge that requires to be opened a number of times every day to allow the passage of large shipping vessels, is to be replaced by a fixed structure, minimising disruption to both road and waterway traffic while also reducing long-term maintenance and repair work.
The new bridge is expected to open for traffic in spring of 2024.
mageba scope
The new four-lane bridge required expansion joints at both ends, and the responsible engineers accepted mageba’s proposal to satisfy the need by means of three-gap TENSA-MODULAR LR expansion joints.
In addition to these expansion joints, mageba was also contracted to supply the cover plates for the barriers and the sidewalk at each expansion joint location – parts of the bridge which must, of course, also accommodate the bridge’s movements.
The sliding plate expansion joints in the sidewalk area are required to accommodate both pedestrian and cycle traffic.
Two of the TENSA-MODULAR expansion joints as designed and fabricated for the new bridge
A TENSA-MODULAR expansion joints on the Belle Chasse Bridge during installation
Key Data
Products: | TENSA-MODULAR LR expansion joints |
Installation: | 2023 |
City: | New Orleans, LA |
Built: | 2022–2024 |
Owner: | Louisiana Department of Transportation |
Contractor: | Taylor-Massman, Joint Venture |
Designer: | Louisiana Department of Transportation |
