Gateway Bridge, Road bridge in Taylor, Michigan, United States.
The Gateway Bridge is a tied-arch bridge in Taylor, Michigan, carrying six lanes of Interstate 94 over the eight lanes of US 24 (Telegraph Road). Its twin steel spans form two large blue ovals, augmented with smaller ovals, rising 70 feet above I-94 and 87 feet above US 24. The bridge is 250 feet long and 75 feet wide, with a 9-inch concrete deck and a 1.5-inch microsilica overlay.
The Gateway Bridge was developed by the Detroit Regional Gateway Advisory Council for Super Bowl XL, held in Detroit in February 2006. Construction began in May 2004 while I-94 traffic kept using the existing bridges, and the span opened in fall 2005. It cost $14 million, $2 million more than a conventional plate-girder bridge, a difference covered largely by private funds.
The bridge features twin tied-arch steel spans with blue oval decorations that reference the Super Bowl XL held in Detroit during 2006.
The bridge experiences heaviest traffic during commute times, particularly in morning and evening hours. Drivers should be prepared for busy conditions and lane changes during these peak periods.
The design was inspired by a 1987 St. Louis Post-Dispatch article by Frank Peters about a tied-arch bridge over the Mississippi River. The arches rise 70 feet above I-94 and 87 feet above US 24, and the bridge won the National Steel Bridge Alliance award in 2007.
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