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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| CESMD |
| Information for Strong-Motion Station |
| Los Angeles - Vincent Thomas Bridge |
| CGS - CSMIP Station 14406 |
| Earthquakes recorded by this station |
| Ambient Records for CE14406 |
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| (Station Photograph - click to enlarge) | (Sensor Layout - click to see PDF File) |
| Latitude | 33.7494 N |
| Longitude | 118.2715 W |
| Elevation (m) | -- |
| Site Geology | |
| Vs30 (m/sec) | |
| Site Class |
| No. of Spans | 3 main spans, plus 20 approach spans. |
| Plan Shape | Straight. |
| Total Length | 2513' (766.0m) for main span plus 3547' (1081.1m) for approach spans. Center span: 1500' (457.2m); side span: 506' (154.2m). |
| Width of Deck | 52' (15.8m) |
| Construction Date | 1964 |
| Instrumentation | 1981. 26 accelerometers on the bridge. |
| Superstructure Type | Steel cable suspension spans for center and side spans; lightweight concrete deck supported by stiffening trusses on suspended spans; steel girders for approach spans. |
| Substructure Type | Steel towers with two cellular shafts braced with five struts; 1 column per bent. |
| Foundation Type | Steel piles support the towers and battered steel piles support the anchorages. |
| Remarks | This bridge was instrumented in 1981 with funding support from the Federal Highway Department. |