The cable-stayed bridge over the Mississippi at Burlington, USA
Abstract
The new cable-stayed Mississippi River bridge at Burlington, Iowa, provides a 201 m main span replacing an existing deficient truss bridge. Main features are a composite steel-concrete deck with precast panels, one concrete tower with post-tensioned anchorage area, cables from epoxy coated strands, and erection by geometry.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Structural Engineering and Materials Analysis
Civil and Structural Engineering Research
Structural Load-Bearing Analysis
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 239–246
- Publication date
- 11 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter