General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Through arch bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Orléans, Loiret (45), Centre-Val de Loire, France Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin, Loiret (45), Centre-Val de Loire, France |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 47° 53' 44.19" N 1° 52' 35.01" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 201.60 m | |
| total length | 470.60 m | |
| deck | deck width | 25.74 m |
Quantities
| structural steel | 5 350 t | |
| concrete volume | 9 800 m³ |
Cost
| cost of construction | French Franc 183 000 000 |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
|
|---|---|
| arch |
steel
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| suspenders |
steel
|
| abutments |
reinforced concrete
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Chronology
| 20 November 2000 | Official inauguration with Prime Minister Lionel Jospin. |
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Participants
Owner
Client
Design
- Santiago Calatrava SA
- Alexis Bourrat (designer)
- Maria Cardillo (designer)
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Santiago Calatrava SA
- Santiago Calatrava (designer)
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Setec TPI
- Jean-Bernard Datry (designer)
Wind tunnel testing
Structural engineering
Contractor
Steel construction
Subcontractor
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2001): Bridge over the River Loire in Orleans, France. In: Structural Engineering International, v. 11, n. 2 (May 2001), pp. 94-98.
- (2001): Le chantier du pont d'Orléans. In: Bulletin annuel de l'AFGC, n. 3 (January 2001), pp. 117-123.
- D'une Rive à l'Autre. Musée de la Marine de la Loire, Châteauneuf-sur-Loire (France), 2001, pp. 71.
- (1999): Des bow-strings originaux. Pont Bach de Roda, passerelle Oudry-Mesly, pont Lusitania, pont Ondárroa, passerelle La Devesa, pont Alameda, passerelle piétonne Campo Volantin, pont de l'Europe. In: Bulletin annuel de l'AFGC, n. 1 ( 1999), pp. 59-61.
- (2003): Europa-Brücke über die Loire in Orléans. In: Bautechnik, v. 80, n. 10 (October 2003), pp. 744-745.
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20001122 - Published on:
30/10/2000 - Last updated on:
26/04/2022
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