General Information
| Name in local language: | Viaduc de Grandfey |
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| Completion: | 1925 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Deck arch bridge |
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| Material: |
Reinforced concrete bridge |
| Plan view: |
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| Function / usage: |
upper deck: Railroad (railway) bridge lower deck: Pedestrian bridge (footbridge) |
Awards and Distinctions
Location
| Location: |
Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland |
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| Crosses: |
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| Replaces: |
Grand Fey Viaduct (1862)
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| Coordinates: | 46° 49' 34.58" N 7° 10' 3.09" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 82 m | |
| total length | 383 m | |
| span lengths | 7 x 42 m | |
| number of arches | 7 |
Materials
| deck |
reinforced concrete
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|---|---|
| arches |
reinforced concrete
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Notes
The original bridge was made out of iron, the concrete arch design by Maillart was meant to reinforce the bridge. The original metal truss was encased in the concrete to serve as reinforcing.
Participants
Structural engineering
- Robert Maillart (structural engineer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Construction of the Grandfey Viaduct. In: Journal of the American Concrete Institute (ACI Journal Proceedings), v. 23, n. 2 ( 1927).
- (1972): Railway Bridge Construction. Some Recent Developments. Hutchinson Eductational Ltd, London (United Kingdom).
- La reconstruction du viaduc de Grandfey. In: Bulletin technique de la Suisse romande, v. 51, n. 25 (5 December 1925).
- (1997): Robert Maillart. Designer, Builder, Artist. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (United Kingdom), pp. 126-9.
- (1979): Robert Maillart's Bridges. The Art of Engineering. Princeton University Press, Princeton (USA), pp. 86.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000030 - Published on:
28/10/1998 - Last updated on:
02/02/2023
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