General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Suspension bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Iron bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
|
| Replaced by: |
Pont de Zaehringen (1924)
|
| Coordinates: | 46° 48' 22.73" N 7° 9' 58.79" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 273 m | |
| width | 7.5 m | |
| sag | 19.28 m | |
| number of cables | 4 |
Materials
| superstructure |
wrought iron
|
|---|
Participants
Design
- Joseph Chaley (designer)
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- (2003): Bridge engineering. A global perspective. Thomas Telford, London (United Kingdom), ISBN 9780727732156, pp. 563, 564.
- (1993): Bridges. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA), pp. 60-61.
- Essai du grand pont suspendu à Fribourg le 19 juillet 1881. In: Bulletin de la Société vaudoise des ingénieurs et des architectes, v. 7, n. 2 (June 1881).
- (1881): Notice sur la consolidation du grand pont suspendu de Fribourg. In: Bulletin de la Société vaudoise des ingénieurs et des architectes, v. 7, n. 2 (June 1881).
- (1988): Ponts et viaducs au XIXème siècle. Poitiers (France), pp. 377.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000475 - Published on:
13/11/1999 - Last updated on:
24/06/2022