Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement
Long Beach, CA,
United States
The Gerald Desmond Bridge, built in 1968, has been an ongoing concern due to a low vertical clearance for large cargo containers as well as being in a highly active seismic zone. Completion of the replacement cable-stayed bridge is planned for 2018, with six travel lanes, a higher clearance and some of the thickest rebar densities we have seen at PERI.
Customer
SFI Joint Venture
Location
The Project
Impressions from the project process
The Gerald Desmond Bridge, built in 1968, has been an ongoing concern due to a low vertical clearance for large cargo containers as well as being in a highly active seismic zone.
Due to the seismic activities in the area, heavy reinforcement is required.
PERI self-climbing formwork was used to quickly and efficiently construct the bridge pylons.
The interior soffit formwork is being formed by SKYDECK.
The Gerald Desmond Bridge, built in 1968, has been an ongoing concern due to a low vertical clearance for large cargo containers as well as being in a highly active seismic zone.
Due to the seismic activities in the area, heavy reinforcement is required.
PERI self-climbing formwork was used to quickly and efficiently construct the bridge pylons.
The interior soffit formwork is being formed by SKYDECK.
Project Information
Lloyd Villa
Superintendent
With the intricate cast in place sections on this project, we used the VARIO for our vertical wall form with the use of the SCS on the hollow columns and the combo of RCS on the exterior and ACS on the interior of the end bent structures, along with SKYDECK on our mobile scaffold system. With all of PERI’s products on our job, we’re getting all of our concrete pours completed in a timely manner.