General Information
| Name in local language: | Pont Félix-Houphouët-Boigny |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 1954 |
| Completion: | 1957 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Box girder bridge |
|---|---|
| Support conditions: |
for registered users |
| Function / usage: |
upper deck: Road bridge lower deck: Railroad (railway) bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Abidjan, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire |
|---|---|
| Next to: |
Pont Charles-de-Gaulle (1967)
|
| Replaces: |
Abidjan Floating Bridge (1931)
|
| Coordinates: | 5° 18' 43" N 4° 1' 10" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 24.85 m | |
| total length | 372.00 m | |
| span lengths | 8 x 46.50 m | |
| number of spans | 8 | |
| roadway / carriageway width | 14.00 m | |
| walkway width | 2 x 4.00 m |
Quantities
| concrete volume | 28 000 m³ |
Materials
| deck |
precast prestressed concrete
|
|---|---|
| piers |
reinforced concrete
|
Participants
Initial construction
Design
-
Boussiron
- Nicolas Esquillan (designer)
Consulting
- Jean Kérisel (consultant) (foundations)
Construction
Prestressing system
Repairs
Client
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 24.
- (1992): Nicolas Esquillan. Un ingénieur d'entreprise. Picard Editeur, Paris (France), pp. 139-148.
- (1962): Pilotes de compresion y de tracción en hormigón pretensado. In: Hormigón pretensado, v. 13, n. 65 (4th Quarter 1962), pp. 14-27.
- (1958): Le pont d'Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire), pont rail-route en béton précontraint de 550 m de longueur. In: La Technique des Travaux, v. 34, n. 3-4 (March 1958), pp. 105-116.
- (1958): Le pont rail-route d'Abidjan. Le puits d'essai. In: Travaux, n. 282 (April 1958), pp. 281.
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20002504 - Published on:
09/12/2001 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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