Yi Sun-sin Bridge: Erection of Girder using Winch-Driven Lifting Gantry

摘要

The Yi Sun-sin Bridge connects the cities Yeosu and Gwangyang in Korea. The link provides easyrnaccess between Yeosu and the Gwangyang Industrial Complex. It is a suspension bridge with thernmain span of 1545m carrying four traffic lanes. This paper gives a description of the deck erectionrnmethod adopted for this bridge. Emphasis has been put on the erection of a girder using a winchdrivenrnlifting gantry.