General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Box girder bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Construction method: |
Precast segmental construction using launching gantry |
| Structure: |
Haunched girder bridge |
| Material: |
Prestressed concrete bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Veytaux, Vaud, Switzerland |
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| Carries: |
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| Part of: | |
| Coordinates: | 46° 25' 10.68" N 6° 55' 48.58" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 2 210 m | |
| main spans | 104.0 m | |
| span lengths | 42.3 m - 94.8 m - 2 x 104.0 m - 98.0 m - 4 x 92.0 m - 98.0 m - 104.0 m - 98.0 m - 4 x 92.0 m - 98.0 m - 104.0 m - 98.0 m - 3 x 92.0 m - 45.4 m | |
| number of spans | 23 | |
| bridge surface | 55 000 m² | |
| girder depth | 2.20 - 5.64 m | |
| piers | width | 8.0 m |
| height | max. 44 m | |
| thickness | 0.80 m |
Materials
| deck |
precast prestressed concrete
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|---|---|
| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| abutments |
reinforced concrete
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[more]Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Viaduc de Chillon is a viaduct in Switzerland located in Veytaux to the southeast of Montreux. Built by the Consortium des Viaducs de Chillon between 1966 and 1969, it takes its name from the Château de Chillon which lies downhill on the shores of Lac Léman. The viaduct comprises two structures 12 metres (39 ft) wide carrying the east and westbound lanes of the Swiss A9 autoroute.
The choice of a viaduct was dictated by the steeply-sloping terrain, the need to avoid extensive deforestation and the esthetic implications of the proximity of the Château de Chillon. A tunnel was considered for the site, but was rejected to keep costs down. The bridge uses prefabricated concrete parts, assembled from a crane spanning overhead from pier to pier
The two viaducts span a total of 2,150 metres (7,050 ft) at a height of 100 metres (330 ft) above the lake. The two structures are staggered by several metres in height. The supporting piers are between 3 and 45 metres (148 ft) high and are separated by spans of 92 metres (302 ft), 98 metres (322 ft)} or 104 metres (341 ft). At the northern end of the viaduct, the road enters the Glion Tunnel. The southern end of the viaduct ends on the heights of Villeneuve. The viaduct offers an expansive view of Lac Léman, the Chablais, and Haute-Savoie on the opposite side of the lake.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Viaduc de Chillon" and modified on April 18, 2024 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
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Piguet + Associés
- Jean-Claude Piguet (designer)
- Roland Hofer (designer)
- Maurice Tappy (designer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2015): Chillon Viaduct deck slab strengthening using reinforced UHPFRC: Full-scale tests. Presented at: 4th International Conference on Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting (ICCRRR-4), 5-7 October 2015 Leipzig, Germany.
- (2015): Chillon Viaduct Deck Slab Strengthening using Reinforced UHPFRC: Numerical Simulation of Full-Scale Tests. Presented at: 4th International Conference on Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting (ICCRRR-4), 5-7 October 2015 Leipzig, Germany.
- (2024): Design and detailing of durable and sustainable Post-Tensioning structures with polymer ducts according to fib bulletin 75. Presented at: IABSE Symposium: Construction’s Role for a World in Emergency, Manchester, United Kingdom, 10-14 April 2024, pp. 1218-1224.
- (2018): Monitoring of the Chillon viaduct after strengthening with UHPFRC. Presented at: 9th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2018), 9-13 July 2018, Melbourne, Australia.
- (2020): Monitoring of the UHPFRC strengthened Chillon viaduct under environmental and operational variability. In: Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, v. 16, n. 1 (7 October 2020), pp. 1-31.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20002286 - Published on:
11/11/2001 - Last updated on:
05/12/2017
