General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Semi-circular arch bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Masonry bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Lavaur, Tarn (81), Occitanie, France |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
|
| Near: |
Lavaur Railroad Bridge (1884)
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| Coordinates: | 43° 42' 5" N 1° 49' 24" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 116.4 m | |
| arch | arch span | 48.75 m |
| deck | deck width | 8.86 m |
Materials
| arch |
stone
|
|---|
Chronology
| 5 October 1773 | Laying of the cornerstone. |
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Participants
Engineering
- Joseph-Marie Saget (engineer)
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- (2001): Les plus beaux ponts de France. Bonneton, Paris (France), pp. 59.
- (1984): Ponts de France. Presses Ponts et chaussées, Paris (France), pp. 294.
- (1990): Les ponts modernes - 18e et 19e siècles. 1st edition, Picard Editeur, Paris (France), pp. 78-80.
- (1988): Les ponts monuments historiques. Inventaire - description - histoire. Editions Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 369, 379.
- (2012): Reconsidering the "Considerable Expense" Involved in Building the Lavaur Bridge in Languedoc [1769-1791]. Presented at: Fourth International Congress on Construction History, Paris, 3-7 July 2012, pp. 173-180.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20002783 - Published on:
26/01/2002 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
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