High Skew Link Slab Bridge System Part 2


3.2 BRIDGE DESCRIPTION The bridge (S12 of 03035) is located in Allegan, Michigan, and carries I-196 over Ottogan

Street (one mile east of Holland city limits (Figure 3-1 and Figure 3-2)). The 120 ft long, 44 ft wide, single span simply supported bridge has a 42

0 skew and carries two lanes of traffic (Figure 3-3). The bridge superstructure consists of seven steel built-up I-girders with cast-inplace concrete






deck. The elevation and cross-section of the bridge is shown in Figure 3-4. The girders are connected transversely via “intermediate diaphragms” within the span and “end diaphragms” at both ends of the bridge. The diaphragm labels, locations, and crosssections

are shown in Figure 3-5 and Figure 3-6. The girders back into concrete backwalls at both ends

as shown in Figure 3-7. The bridge is supported on the north abutment by a fixed bearing

and on the south abutment by an expansion bearing (Figure 3-9), respectively. The expansion bearings are orientated along the bridge axis.


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