| 词条 | South Grand Island Bridge |
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|bridge_name = South Grand Island Bridge |image = Between the Grand Island bridges.jpg |image_size = 300px |caption = South Grand Island Bridge from Grand Island (from northwest; Niagara River flows left, northeast) |alt = Twin spans of the South Grand Island Bridge, which cross the Niagara River in five sky-blue steel arches. The central arch is above the roadway permitting passage of large freight ships. |official_name= |also_known_as= |carries=Four lanes of {{jct|state=NY|I|190|NY|324}} |crosses= Niagara River |locale= Tonawanda, New York and Grand Island, New York |maint= New York State Thruway Authority |id= |design=Twin truss through arch bridges |mainspan= 182 m |length= {{convert|3400|ft|m|0}} |width= |clearance= |below= |traffic= |open= {{plainlist|
}} |closed= |toll= $1.00 (northbound) (E-ZPass) |map_cue= |map_image= |map_text= |map_width= |coordinates= {{coord|42|59|54|N|78|56|14|W|region:US_type:landmark}} |lat= |long= }} The South Grand Island Bridge is a pair of twin two-lane truss arch bridges spanning the Niagara River between Tonawanda and Grand Island in New York, United States. Each bridge carries one direction of Interstate 190 (I-190) and New York State Route 324 (NY 324). Both crossings are operated by the New York State Thruway Authority as part of the Niagara Thruway. The southbound span was opened in 1935 and acquired by the State of New York in 1950. The northbound span was finished in 1963. A northbound-only toll is collected on the Tonawanda side of the bridge. DescriptionThe bridges are twin truss arch bridges with a steel through-arch in the middle. Both crossings have a {{convert|93|ft|m|0|sing=on}} navigation clearance,[1] which was designed to allow tall lake freighters and tanker ships to pass beneath it. A toll is collected from all northbound traffic through a cashless toll system that allows vehicles to travel at highway speed without slowing down. Vehicles are billed by mail or through E-ZPass accounts. HistoryThe southbound bridge was completed in 1935. Mr. Frank J. Offermann, Sr., the former Sheriff of Erie County, owner of the Buffalo Bisons Ball Club and prominent resident of Grand Island was active in getting the bridges sanctioned. Also in 1935 after his untimely death, Supervisor Messmer proposed changing the name of the boulevard connecting the Grand Island Bridges to Offermann Drive, however this was never done, reference Buffalo Courier Express Feb 14, 1935.[1] as a two-lane, two-way structure carrying NY 325 from Tonawanda to Grand Island.[2] It became part of NY 324 by 1937.[3] In 1950, the State of New York assumed ownership of the bridge as part of the Niagara Thruway's construction.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} A twin bridge erected to the northeast of the original structure was completed in 1963,[4] at which time all northbound traffic was moved onto the new crossing and the 1935 span became southbound-only. While the twin bridges were built decades apart, they appear nearly identical. It is clear that builders in the 1960s took great care in matching the original 1930s architecture, but there are slight differences. The 1935 bridge has stone cutwaters on the piers, while the 1963 bridge has steel-faced cutwaters.[5] Also, renovations of the southbound bridge have created a guard rail that looks quite different from the one on the northbound bridge. The northbound span was renovated by American Bridge Company from 2008 to 2010.[6] American Bridge Company replaced the deck (road), sidewalk, and barriers as part of a $48 million project.[7] See also
References1. ^{{NBI |structurenumber=5043981 |datakey=443107 |linkwork=yes |linkpub=yes |accessdate=November 11, 2012}} 2. ^{{cite map |url=http://www.ontarioroadmaps.ca/Oil_Companies/Shell/1935/Niagara.jpg |title=Niagara Falls and Vicinity |year=1935 |publisher=Shell Oil Company |cartography=H.M. Gousha Company |accessdate=December 31, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327022033/http://www.ontarioroadmaps.ca/Oil_Companies/Shell/1935/Niagara.jpg |archivedate=March 27, 2009 |df= }} 3. ^{{cite map |title=New York |publisher=Standard Oil Company |year=1937 |cartography=General Drafting}} 4. ^{{NBI |structurenumber=5043982 |datakey=443108 |accessdate=November 11, 2012}} 5. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.historicbridges.org/newyork/grandislandsouth/index.htm |title=South Grand Island Bridges |work=HistoricBridges.org |date=May 28, 2007 |accessdate=November 11, 2012}} 6. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.tonawanda-news.com/local/local_story_219110112.html |title=Grand Island Bridges: Structures are in need of repair |date=August 7, 2007 |newspaper=Tonawanda News |last=Kates |first=Tasha |accessdate=November 11, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711210726/http://www.tonawanda-news.com/local/local_story_219110112.html |archivedate=July 11, 2009 |df= }} 7. ^{{cite press release |url=http://www.thruway.ny.gov/projectsandstudies/projects/sgib/2010-03-30-sgib-work.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724051201/http://www.thruway.ny.gov/projectsandstudies/projects/sgib/2010-03-30-sgib-work.html |title=Thruway Authority Announces South Grand Island Bridge, Northbound, Deck Work to Commence Overnight Beginning Monday, April 5, 2010 |publisher=New York State Thruway Authority |date=March 30, 2010 |archivedate=July 24, 2011 |accessdate=November 11, 2012}} External links
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