General Information
| Name in local language: | Viaduc de la Gueule; Viaduc de Moresnet |
|---|---|
| Other name(s): | Geul Valley bridge |
| Beginning of works: | 1915 |
| Completion: | 1916 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Deck truss bridge Parallel-chord truss bridge Subdivided Warren truss bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge |
| Material: |
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| Support conditions: |
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Location
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 23 - 58 m | |
| total length | 1 108 m | |
| span lengths | 22 x 48 m | |
| number of spans | 22 | |
| number of tracks | 2 | |
| track gauge | 1 435 mm | |
| Initial construction | ||
|---|---|---|
| truss | depth | 8 m |
| Reconstruction | ||
| deck slab | width | 5.60 m |
| thickness | 0.30 m | |
| truss | depth | 6 m |
Quantities
| Reconstruction | ||
|---|---|---|
| deck slab | concrete volume | 2 150 m³ |
| truss | structural steel | 3 700 t |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
|
|---|---|
| truss |
steel
|
Chronology
| 2002 — 2004 | Strengthening of all piers through addition of an additional concrete shell to every pier as well as replacement of all truss elements of the superstructure. |
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Participants
Owner
Co-contractor
- Dyckerhoff & Widmann AG
- Grün & Bilfinger
- Gutehoffnungshütte, Actienverein für Bergbau und Hüttenbetrieb
- Maschinenfabrik Augsburg Nürnberg
Reconstruction (2004)
Structural engineering
Checking engineering
Co-contractor
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Belgian rebuild sets tough formwork challenges. In: Bridge Design & Engineering, v. 9, n. 33 (4th Quarter 2003), pp. 79.
- (2004): Moresnet Viaduct. Presented at: Steelbridge 2004, Millau, 23-25 June 2004, pp. 142-143.
- (2004): Safe and steady. In: Bridge Design & Engineering, v. 10, n. 34 (1st Quarter 2004), pp. 68-69.
- : Trägertausch mit Pommes und Bratwurst. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (F.A.Z.), "Technik und Motor", 17.02.2004.
- (1949): Les travaux de reconstruction du viaduc de Moresnet. In: Ossature métallique, v. 14 (July 1949), pp. 335.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20010803 - Published on:
01/12/2003 - Last updated on:
17/06/2025
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