Tanaka Award 2011
The following three concrete bridges have been awarded Tanaka Award 2011 by JSCE:
- Colorado River Bridge
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Amarube Bridge
- Fudo Bridge

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Colorado River Bridge

Owner: U.S. Federal Highway Administration
Design: T.Y.Lin International、HDR Engineering、Sverdrup Civil Incorporation
Construction: Ohbayashi Corporation and PSM Construction U.S.A. Joint Venture
Location: Border between Nevada NV and Arizona AZ in U.S.A.
Structural Type: Concrete-steel composite arch bridge
Bridge Length: 578 m

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Amarube Bridge

Owner: West Japan Railway Company
Design: JR West Japan Consultants Company
Construction: Shimizu Corporation - Zenitaka Corporation Specified Construction Joint Venture
Location: Kami-cho, Mikata-gun, Hyogo Prefecture
Structural Type: Superstructure is five-span continuous PC box girder extradosed bridge and Substructure is four RC piers (three cast-in-situ piles and one deep foundation pile)
Bridge Length: 310.6 m

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Fudo Bridge

Owner: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Kanto Regional Development Bureau
Design: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Kanto Regional Development Bureau and CTI Engineering Co., Ltd.
Construction: KAWADA Construction Co., Ltd., Construction Joint Venture of GST., KOYAMA KENSETSU KOGYO Co., Ltd., NISSAN RINKAI Construction Co., Ltd., NITTOC Co., Ltd.
Location: Gunma Prefecture
Structural Type: PC five-span continuous concrete composite truss extradosed bridge
Bridge Length: 590 m

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