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Category 5 - Structures Costing $10 Million or More
Honorable Mention
Interstate 280, Veterans' Glass City Skyway
Toledo, Ohio
The I-280 Veterans' Glass City Skyway over the Maumee River in Toledo, Ohio, incorporates unique structural and aesthetic features reflecting Toledo’s heritage as a leader in the glass manufacturing industry. The purpose of this project was to move I-280 traffic from the bascule bridge to a new high-level bridge, improve safety for the Interstate and local traffic, and maintain Maumee River traffic in the Port of Toledo. The l,525-foot long cable-stayed main span unit features a 440-foot tall single pylon, with the upper 196 feet faced in glass on all four sides. This was one of the first two installations of a new cradle system developed for cablestayed bridges. The bridge also is the first in the world to utilize stainless steel cable-stay, sheathing, and internally lit glass pylon, and has the largest stays with 156 strands.
Designer: FIGG, Tallahassee, FL
Contractor: Fru-Con, Toledo, OH
Owner: Ohio DOT, District #2, Bowling Green, OH
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