Patton Bridge (Auburn, Washington)

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Patton Bridge

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Patton Bridge is a bridge located in Auburn, Washington, showing the cantilever and hanging sections.
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Nearest city Auburn, Washington
Coordinates 47°17′18″N122°9′34″W / 47.28833°N 122.15944°W / 47.28833; -122.15944 Coordinates: 47°17′18″N122°9′34″W / 47.28833°N 122.15944°W / 47.28833; -122.15944
Area less than one acre
Built 1950 (1950)
Architect Homer M. Hadley
Architectural style box girder
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NRHP reference # 95000626 [1]
Added to NRHP May 24, 1995

Patton Bridge is a bridge located in Auburn, Washington listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The bridge spans the Green River near metropolitan Auburn, Washington. It was designed by bridge engineer and designer Homer M. Hadley. The combination of concrete and steel box girders employed in the bridge's represents a variation of the box girder bridge style. The Patton Bridge was the only structure built between 1941 and 1950, which exhibits this innovative modification of the box girder design. [2]

Auburn, Washington City in Washington, United States

Auburn is a city in King County, with a small portion in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 70,180 at the 2010 United States Census. Auburn is a suburb in the Seattle metropolitan area, currently ranked the fifteenth largest city in the state of Washington.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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Description

Built in 1950, the Patton Bridge spans the Green River near the city of Auburn in King County, Washington. The bridge is a three-span cantilever with two anchor arms, two cantilever arms and a suspended section. It includes a combination of concrete and steel box girders. The bridge was designed by Homer M. Hadley, a consulting engineer from Washington State. [2] The anchor arms and cantilever arms are multiple box, two-cell reinforced concrete box girders. The suspended section consists of two spread, welded steel box girders with reinforced concrete deck. The concrete deck is fixed to the top flange plate of the girders with steel shear developers. Utilization of this deck design allows the concrete deck and steel box girders to act in composite design; i.e., the bottom flange of the steel box resists tensile forces while the concrete deck resists compressive forces. [2] The Patton Bridge's anchor arms are 115 feet (35 m) feet long, the cantilever arms are 50 feet (15 m) long, and the suspended span is 100 feet (30 m). The bridge has a total length of 430 feet (130 m). The center span of 200 feet (61 m) is the longest box girder span constructed in the state during the 1940s. [2]

King County, Washington County in the United States

King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population was 2,233,163 in the 2018 census estimate. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 12th-most populous in the United States. The county seat is Seattle, which is the state's largest city.

Cantilever beam anchored at only one end

A cantilever is a rigid structural element, such as a beam or a plate, anchored at one end to a support from which it protrudes; this connection could also be perpendicular to a flat, vertical surface such as a wall. Cantilevers can also be constructed with trusses or slabs. When subjected to a structural load, the cantilever carries the load to the support where it is forced against by a moment and shear stress.

Concrete Composite construction material

Concrete, usually Portland cement concrete, is a composite material composed of fine and coarse aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement that hardens over time—most frequently a lime-based cement binder, such as Portland cement, but sometimes with other hydraulic cements, such as a calcium aluminate cement. It is distinguished from other, non-cementitious types of concrete all binding some form of aggregate together, including asphalt concrete with a bitumen binder, which is frequently used for road surfaces, and polymer concretes that use polymers as a binder.

Patton Bridge is a bridge located in Auburn, Washington, showing the hanging section. Patton Bridge (Robin Bruce) 02.JPG
Patton Bridge is a bridge located in Auburn, Washington, showing the hanging section.

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See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in King County, Washington Wikimedia list article

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in King County, Washington.

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References

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Krier, Robert H., J. Byron Barber; Robin Bruce, Craig Holsine; Patton Bridge, 95000626; United States Department off the Interior, National Park Service; National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form; Washington D.C., February 8, 1995