General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Vaulted arch bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge |
| Material: |
Masonry bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Huy, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
|
| Replaces: |
Pont de fer (1872)
|
| Coordinates: | 50° 31' 1.15" N 5° 14' 0.61" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| length | 200 m | |
| span lengths | 3 x 46.8 m - 11 m | |
| number of spans | 4 | |
| deck | deck width | 10.10 m |
Materials
| arches |
stone
|
|---|
Notes
Named "Pont de fer" in memory of the first iron bridge built in Huy and destroyed in 1914.
Participants
Initial construction (1920-1924)
Construction
- M. Smets (builder) (substructure)
- Armand Blaton (builder)
Renovation
Contractor
Reconstruction
Contractor
Steel construction
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1999): Le Passage. 1st edition, Everest Communication, Luxembourg (Luxembourg), pp. 38-41.
- (1999): Ponts d'hier et d'aujourd'hui. Le Pays Hutois. Ministère de l'Equipement et des Transports, Namur (Belgium), pp. 80-83.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000659 - Published on:
08/04/2000 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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