Total Length of Bridge (5 Miles) 26,372 Ft. 8,038 Meters
Total Length of Steel Superstructure 19,243 Ft. 5,865 Meters
Length of Suspension Bridge (including Anchorages) 8,614 Ft. 2,626 Meters
Total Length of North Approach 7,129 Ft. 2,173 Meters
Length of Main Span (between Main Towers) 3,800 Ft. 1,158 Meters
Height of Main Towers above Water 552 Ft 168.25 Meters
Maximum Depth to Rock at Midspan Unknown Unknown
Maximum Depth of Water at Midspan 295 Ft. 90 Meters
Maximum Depth of Tower Piers below Water 210 Ft. 64 Meters
Height of Roadway above Water at Midspan 199 Ft. 61 Meters
Underclearance at Midspan for Ships 155 Ft. 47 Meters
Maximum Depth of Water at Piers 142 Ft. 43 Meters
Maximum Depth of Piers Sunk through Overburden 105 Ft. 32 Meters
CABLES
Total Length of Wire in Main Cables 42,000 Miles 67,592 km
Maximum Tension in Each Cable 16,000 Tons 14,515,995 kg
Number of Wires in Each Cable 12,580
Weight of Cables 11,840 Tons 10,741,067 kg
Diameter of Main Cables 24 1/2 Inches 62.23 cm
Diameter of Each Wire 0.196 Inches .498 cm