National Steel Bridge Alliance
Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge
Prize Bridge Information
- Year Awarded: 2005
- Year Completed: 2003
- Location: Cape Girardeau, MO
- Award Class: Major Span
- Designer/EOR: HNTB Corporation
- Fabricator: Vincennes Steel Corporation
- Owner: Missouri Department of Transportation
- General Contractor: Traylor Brothers, Inc./MASSMAN CONSTRUCTION CO.
- Detailer: Tensor Engineering
Structure Information
- Structure Type: Cable Stayed
- Coating System: Weathering Steel
- Span Length (ft): 468/1150/468/11@170
- Structure Length (ft): 3956
- Average Deck Width (ft): 87.58
- Steel Weight/Deck Area (lb/ft²): 46
- Amount of Steel (tons): 8000
- Cost: $140 million