General Information
| Name in local language: | Pont transbordeur de Marseille |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 1904 |
| Completion: | 24 December 1905 |
| Status: | destroyed (1944) |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Three-span cable-stayed bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Transporter bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Plan view: |
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Location
| Location: |
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône (13), Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
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| Location description: |
Over the "Vieux Port" |
| Coordinates: | 43° 17' 39.09" N 5° 21' 49.39" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 165 m | |
| pylon | pylon height | ca. 80 m |
Materials
| superstructure |
steel
|
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| cables |
steel
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Chronology
| 24 December 1905 | Opening. |
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| 7 October 1934 | The fast-opening parachute is presented by throwing a dummy off the platform of the bridge. |
| 22 August 1944 | The northern part is dynamited by German troops. |
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1997): L'art de l'ingénieur. constructeur, entrepeneur, inventeur. Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), pp. 381.
- (1988): Cable-Stayed Bridges. An Approach to Modern Bridge Design. 2nd edition, Von Nostrand Reinhold, New York (USA).
- Le développement des travaux publics en France sous la IIIe république. L'oeuvre des ingénieurs français à l'étranger 1870-1915. Imprimerie Chaix, Paris (France), 1915.
- (2005): La France des Transbordeurs. Alan Sutton, France (France), pp. 208.
- Petit journal de l'exposition "Le pont transbordeur et la vision moderniste". Caisse Nationale des Monuments Historiques, Paris (France), 1992, pp. 16.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000806 - Published on:
22/06/2000 - Last updated on:
25/12/2021
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