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Faidherbe Bridge

Faidherbe Bridge — media credits (ID:251146)

Faidherbe Bridge — media credits (ID:132046)

Faidherbe Bridge — media credits (ID:132047)

Faidherbe Bridge — media credits (ID:132048)

Faidherbe Bridge — media credits (ID:132049)

Faidherbe Bridge — media credits (ID:251143)

Faidherbe Bridge — media credits (ID:251144)

Faidherbe Bridge — media credits (ID:251145)

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General Information

Other name(s):	Pont Faidherbe
Beginning of works:	1894
Completion:	14 July 1897
Status:	in use

Project Type

Structure:	Swing bridge Through truss bridge
Function / usage:	Road bridge
Material:	Steel bridge

Location

Location:	Saint-Louis, Senegal
Crosses:	Senegal River
Coordinates:	16° 1' 32.76" N 16° 30' 4.42" W

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Technical Information

Dimensions

	total length	508.60 m
	span lengths	42.92 m - 2 × 36.55 m - 5 × 78.26 m

Materials

truss	steel

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Participants

Initial construction (1894-1897)

Construction

Nouguier, Kessler et Cie
- Emile Nouguier (chief engineer)

Rehabilitation (2008-2011)

Structural engineering

Co-contractor

Relevant Web Sites

Wikipedia: Faidherbe Bridge

Relevant Publications

Prade, Marcel (1988): Ponts et viaducs au XIX^ème siècle. Poitiers (France), pp. 376.

About this
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Structure-ID
20002738
Published on:
20/01/2002
Last updated on:
05/02/2016