General Information
| Name in local language: | Viaduc de la Méditerranée |
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| Beginning of works: | 3 September 1945 |
| Completion: | 21 November 1950 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Half-through arch bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge |
| Material: |
Reinforced concrete bridge |
| Construction method: |
arches: In-situ casting on falsework |
Location
| Location: |
Ternay, Rhône (69), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Grigny, Rhône (69), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 45° 35' 35.45" N 4° 47' 5.09" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | ca. 254 m | |
| span lengths | 36.36 m - 124.00 m - 36.36 m | |
| number of spans | 3 | |
| number of tracks | 2 | |
| arches | arch span | 124 m |
| on-center spacing between suspenders | 5.35 m | |
| deck | deck depth | 1.6 - 2.20 m |
| deck slab thickness | 0.20 m |
Materials
| deck |
reinforced concrete
|
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| arches |
reinforced concrete
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| abutments |
reinforced concrete
|
Participants
Design
- Nicolas Esquillan (designer)
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- (1992): Nicolas Esquillan. Un ingénieur d'entreprise. Picard Editeur, Paris (France), pp. 54-60.
- (2001): Les plus beaux ponts de France. Bonneton, Paris (France), pp. 146.
- (1984): Ponts de France. Presses Ponts et chaussées, Paris (France), pp. 178.
- (1995): Les ponts modernes - vingtième siècle. Picard Éditeur, Paris (France), pp. 162-163.
- (1951): La reconstruction du viaduc de la Méditerranée sur le Rhône entre Givors et Chasse (1ère partie). In: Travaux, n. 199 (May 1951), pp. 347.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20002240 - Published on:
10/11/2001 - Last updated on:
14/02/2017
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