General Information
| Name in local language: | Pont transbordeur de Rochefort-Martrou |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 1898 |
| Completion: | 29 July 1900 |
| Duration of works: | 27 months |
| Status: | under renovation |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Single-span two-tower suspension bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Transporter bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 1976 |
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Location
| Location: |
Rochefort, Charente-Maritime (17), Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France |
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| Crosses: |
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| Replaced by: |
Martrou Lift Bridge (1966)
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| Coordinates: | 45° 54' 58" N 0° 57' 40" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 139.916 m | |
| total length | 175 m | |
| cabin | width | 11.50 m |
| length | 14 m | |
| deck | deck width | 8.00 m |
| height above valley floor or water | 50.00 m | |
| pylons | height | 66.25 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | French Franc 586 500 |
Materials
| cables |
steel
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|---|---|
| deck |
steel
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| foundations |
concrete
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| pylons |
steel
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Chronology
| 8 July 1900 | First day of service. |
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| 1933 — 1934 | Deck beams and suspension replaced and modified. |
| 1967 | End of service. The transporter bridge is abandoned in favor of a vertical lift bridge. |
| 30 April 1976 | Classified as historic monument. |
| 1990 — 1994 | Refurbished. |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
Rochefort-Martrou Transporter Bridge is a transporter bridge built between 1898 and 1900 . It is located in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Crossing the Charente River, it has a maximum height of 66.5 metres (218 ft) and a total length of 175.5 metres (576 ft). It is a technical invention accomplished by a French engineer : Ferdinand Arnodin. It was abandoned in 1967 in favour of a vertical lift bridge, which was in turn demolished in 1991 a few months after the opening of a new dual-carriageway road bridge, the Martrou viaduct. However, the transporter bridge was refurbished by 1994 and is now a historical monument (1976). Crossing on foot or a bicycle is still possible today from April to the end of October.
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Participants
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Entreprise Arnodin
- Ferdinand Arnodin (designer)
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Entreprise Arnodin
- Ferdinand Arnodin (builder)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1986): L'architecture du fer. France: XIXe siècle. Editions Champ Vallon, Seyssel (France), ISBN 9782903528713, pp. 124.
- (1997): L'architecture et les ingénieurs. Deux siècles de réalisations. Moniteur, Paris (France), pp. 139.
- (1997): Brücken am Weg. Frühe Brücken aus Eisen und Beton in Deutschland und Frankreich. Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn Verlag für Architektur und technische Wissenschaften GmbH, Berlin (Germany), ISBN 978-3-433-01299-4, pp. 111-113.
- (2005): La France des Transbordeurs. Alan Sutton, France (France), pp. 208.
- (2001): Les plus beaux ponts de France. Bonneton, Paris (France), pp. 90-91.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000109 - Published on:
10/03/1999 - Last updated on:
02/04/2020
