General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Girder bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Construction method: |
Incremental launching with temporary cable-stays |
| Material: |
Prestressed concrete bridge Structurae Plus/Pro - Subscribe Now! |
Location
| Location: |
Charix, Ain (01), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
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| Coordinates: | 46° 10' 15.80" N 5° 40' 43.60" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| deck | deck depth | 3.90 m |
| deck width | 2 x 9.75 m | |
| web thickness | 0.35 m | |
| launching nose | length | 35 m |
| piers | pier height | 5 - 60 m |
| pier dimensions (plan view) | 3.5 m x 4 m | |
| Northern bridge | ||
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| total length | 542.14 m | |
| span lengths | 42.24 m - 7 x 64.19 m - 50.57 m | |
| number of spans | 9 | |
| Southern bridge | ||
| total length | 524.00 m | |
| span lengths | 41.00 m - 7 x 62.00 m - 49.00 m | |
| number of spans | 9 | |
Quantities
| deck | concrete volume | 7 500 m³ |
| reinforcing steel | 1150 t | |
| final interior prestressing | 170 t | |
| final exterior prestressing | 140 t | |
| temporary prestressing (re-used) | 75 t | |
| foundations & abuments | concrete volume | 1 750 m³ |
| reinforcing steel | 170 t | |
| piers | concrete volume | 2 750 m³ |
| reinforcing steel | 380 t | |
| wells (hand-driven) | concrete volume | 2 450 m³ |
| reinforcing steel | 105 t |
Cost
| cost of construction (incl. taxes) | French Franc 63 000 000 |
Materials
| deck |
prestressed concrete
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| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| foundations |
reinforced concrete
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| abutments |
reinforced concrete
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Participants
Owner
Client
Design
Architecture
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Architecture et Ouvrages d'art
- Charles Lavigne (architect)
Structural engineering
Contractor
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (1989): A40 - Le viaduc de Charix. In: Travaux, n. 645 (July - August 1989), pp. 99-105.
- (1989): Démontage de câbles de précontrainte extérieure injectés au coulis de ciment. Viaduc de Charix. In: Ouvrages d'art, n. 5 (January 1989), pp. 13-15.
- (2004): Guide Rhône-Alpes de l'architecture du XXème siècle (1914-2003). Editions A. et J. Picard, Paris (France), pp. 88.
- (2001): Les plus beaux ponts de France. Bonneton, Paris (France), pp. 155.
- La plus grande portée de pont poussé à précontrainte extérieure (64,19 m). Le viaduc autoroutier de Charix (Ain, 1987). In: Travaux, n. 672 (January 1992), pp. 30.
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20003075 - Published on:
16/02/2002 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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