General Information
| Name in local language: | Viaduc de Busseau |
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| Beginning of works: | 1862 |
| Completion: | 29 December 1863 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Deck truss bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge |
| Structure: |
Lattice truss bridge |
| Material: |
Iron bridge |
| Support conditions: |
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Location
| Location: |
Busseau-sur-Creuse, Ahun, Creuse (23), Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Ahun, Creuse (23), Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France |
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| Coordinates: | 46° 7' 24" N 2° 1' 37" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 338.70 m | |
| span lengths | 45.00 m - 4 x 50.00 m - 41.00 m | |
| number of spans | 6 | |
| height above valley floor or water | 56.5 m | |
| deck | deck depth | 5.00 m |
| deck width | 8.00 m |
Materials
| piers |
masonry
wrought iron cast iron |
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| truss |
wrought iron
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| abutments |
masonry
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Chronology
| 1905 | Modified by addition of a concrete slab |
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| 1944 — 1945 | Piers damaged during the war are repaired. |
Participants
- Wilhelm Nördling (chief engineer)
Engineering
Construction
Resident engineering
- F. Lloyd (resident engineer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1986): L'architecture du fer. France: XIXe siècle. Editions Champ Vallon, Seyssel (France), ISBN 9782903528713, pp. 103.
- (1997): Brücken am Weg. Frühe Brücken aus Eisen und Beton in Deutschland und Frankreich. Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn Verlag für Architektur und technische Wissenschaften GmbH, Berlin (Germany), ISBN 978-3-433-01299-4, pp. 78-81.
- (1870): Documents relatifs aux viaducs métalliques de la ligne Commentry à Gannat. In: Annales des Ponts et Chaussées (1 September 1870).
- (1969): Great Buildings of the World: Bridges. Paul Hamlyn, New York (USA), pp. 102-105.
- (1999): Le Patrimoine de la SNCF et des chemins de fer français (2 Tomes). Flohic Editions, Paris (France), pp. 116.
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20000013 - Published on:
28/10/1998 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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