A Modest Pedestrian Bridge Is Quite Well-Connected
The superstructure lines of a newly constructed pedestrian bridge rising to 87 ft above Shoreline Drive in Long Beach, Calif., resemble the old Cyclone Racer roller coaster, a mainstay of the old neighboring Pike amusement park from 1930-68. But the aluminum space frames patented co-axial joint connections look toward the future.
The CAJ moment-resisting connection system uses no welds or bolts, says Glenn A. Reynolds, president of Gossamer Space Frames Inc. He patented the system in 1999, but the pedestrian bridge is the first field application.