Greenville Bridge
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The Greenville Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge
crossing the Mississippi River
that carries US 82 (and US 278 until the Charles W. Dean Bridge
is built) between Lake Village, Arkansas
and Greenville, Mississippi
. The main span's 1378 feet (420 m) length makes the bridge the third-longest cable-stayed bridge in the United States, and fourth longest in North America. Additionally, the bridge has the 29th-longest span of any bridge in the United States.
The $250 million bridge's design, location, and span were created both to allow easier river navigation and safer driving. The roadway has four 12-foot lanes, 12-foot outside shoulders, and 8-foot inside shoulders. The bridge was built 2800 feet (853 m) away from the Benjamin G. Humphreys bridge on a straighter stretch of the river to allow boats to pass through more easily.
HNTB Corporation
, of Kansas City, Missouri
, was the designer and consulting engineer for both the new bridge as well as the Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge
. Massman Construction Co. and Traylor Bros. Inc. were awarded a $110,826,530.00 contract by the Mississippi Department of Transportation in July 2001 for construction of the Greenville Bridge with a Notice to Proceed on August 9, 2001. The construction on the main span of the bridge was finished on April 21, 2006.
Austin Bridge and Road was awarded a $65 million contract to build Arkansas's 4,657 feet of approach bridge and 3,225 feet of connecting roadway which was completed in August 2009. Jensen Construction was awarded a $85.9 million contract to work on the road deck of the Mississippi approaches to the bridge, which were completed in 2008. The remaining contract, to apply a latex surface to the bridge, add stripes, tie U.S. 82 into the approaches, and dismantle the Humphreys Bridge, was awarded in January 2010; the bridge opened to traffic on July 28, 2010. However, as of August 1, 2010, the bridge was not open to public traffic due to weather delays.
The Greenville Bridge opened to traffic on August 4, 2010 at around 6 PM.
Cable-stayed bridge
A cable-stayed bridge is a bridge that consists of one or more columns , with cables supporting the bridge deck....
crossing the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
that carries US 82 (and US 278 until the Charles W. Dean Bridge
Charles W. Dean Bridge
The Charles W. Dean Bridge, known before 1999 as the Great River Bridge, will be a cable-stayed bridge carrying Interstate 69 and US 278 across the Mississippi River between Arkansas City, Arkansas and Benoit, Mississippi...
is built) between Lake Village, Arkansas
Lake Village, Arkansas
Lake Village is a city in Chicot County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,823 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Chicot County.Lake Village is named for its location on Lake Chicot, an oxbow lake formed from the Mississippi River...
and Greenville, Mississippi
Greenville, Mississippi
Greenville is a city in Washington County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 48,633 at the 2000 census, but according to the 2009 census bureau estimates, it has since declined to 42,764, making it the eighth-largest city in the state. It is the county seat of Washington...
. The main span's 1378 feet (420 m) length makes the bridge the third-longest cable-stayed bridge in the United States, and fourth longest in North America. Additionally, the bridge has the 29th-longest span of any bridge in the United States.
Design
Construction
HNTB
HNTB Corporation is an architecture and engineering consulting firm headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri that has designed many bridges, roadways, airports and professional sports stadiums across the United States and around the world.The firm started in 1914 as Harrington, Howard & Ash...
, of Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, was the designer and consulting engineer for both the new bridge as well as the Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge
Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge
The Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge was a two lane cantilever bridge that carried US 82 and US 278 across the Mississippi River between Lake Village, Arkansas and Greenville, Mississippi. The bridge was named for Benjamin G. Humphreys II, a former United States Congressman from Greenville. A new...
. Massman Construction Co. and Traylor Bros. Inc. were awarded a $110,826,530.00 contract by the Mississippi Department of Transportation in July 2001 for construction of the Greenville Bridge with a Notice to Proceed on August 9, 2001. The construction on the main span of the bridge was finished on April 21, 2006.
Austin Bridge and Road was awarded a $65 million contract to build Arkansas's 4,657 feet of approach bridge and 3,225 feet of connecting roadway which was completed in August 2009. Jensen Construction was awarded a $85.9 million contract to work on the road deck of the Mississippi approaches to the bridge, which were completed in 2008. The remaining contract, to apply a latex surface to the bridge, add stripes, tie U.S. 82 into the approaches, and dismantle the Humphreys Bridge, was awarded in January 2010; the bridge opened to traffic on July 28, 2010. However, as of August 1, 2010, the bridge was not open to public traffic due to weather delays.