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The John O'Connell Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Sitka Channel located in Sitka, Alaska. The bridge connects the town of Sitka on Baranof Island to the airport and Coast Guard Station on Japonski Island. Until the bridge was completed in 1971, the commute was only achievable through a ferry service. The bridge is named after John W ...
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Feb 20, 2023 · In many ways, the O’Connell Bridge represents the zeitgeist of Alaska’s economic development over the last fifty years. On Sunday, September 11, 2022—slightly more than a half-century after the bridge opened to vehicular traffic—the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Alaska Section designated the John O’Connell Memorial Bridge ...
John O'Connell Bridge. About. Getting There. This 1255-foot-long bridge has reserved its place in history by being America's first cable-stayed girder spanned bridge. Today, it connects Sitka, on Baranof Island, to the town's airport, which is on Japonski Island. Finished in 1972, it was named after a former mayor of Sitka.
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Historic American Engineering Record, creatorHoagland, Alison K., transmitterLowe, Jet, photographerSociety of Architectural Historians, sponsor- cable stays- girder bridges- transportation- Alaska--Sitka Borough--Sitka- For additional documentation, see also Japonski Bridge (HAER AK-33)- Significance: O'Connell Bridge is the first cable-stayed, girder-span bridge in the United States.- Survey number: HAER AK-27- Building/structure dates: 1972 Initial ConstructionLibrary of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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The John O'Connell Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Sitka Channel located in Sitka, Alaska. The bridge connects the town of Sitka on Baranof Island to the airport and Coast Guard Station on Japonski Island. Until the bridge was completed in 1971, the commute was only achievable through a ferry service. The bridge is named after John W ...
Oct 15, 2017 · Connecting downtown Sitka and the ANB harbor to the University of Alaska district, the John O’Connell Bridge is cable-stayed and whisks you across the Sitka Channel. It’s the link between Baranof Island and Japonski Island, completed in 1971. Until then, the only way to island hop was to jump on a ferry (which is still available!).
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