General Information
| Completion: | 1898 |
|---|---|
| Status: | destroyed (1940) |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Suspension bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Transporter bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Rouen, Seine-Maritime (76), Normandy, France |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 49° 26' 23" N 1° 4' 52" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 142 m | |
| pylon | pylon height | 70 m |
Materials
| cables |
steel
|
|---|---|
| deck |
steel
|
| towers |
steel
|
Chronology
| 9 June 1940 | Destroyed by the French army to stall the advance of the German troops. |
|---|
Participants
Design
- Ferdinand Arnodin (designer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1986): L'architecture du fer. France: XIXe siècle. Editions Champ Vallon, Seyssel (France), ISBN 9782903528713, pp. 125.
- (1997): L'architecture et les ingénieurs. Deux siècles de réalisations. Moniteur, Paris (France), pp. 137.
- Petit journal de l'exposition "Le pont transbordeur et la vision moderniste". Caisse Nationale des Monuments Historiques, Paris (France), 1992, pp. 16.
- (2008): Ponts sur Seine. 2000 ans d'histoires le long du fleuve. Editions des Falaises, Rouen (France), ISBN 978-2-84811-083-7, pp. 76-77.
- (1999): Tierra sobre el agua. Visión histórica universal de los puentes. Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Madrid (Spain), pp. 751.
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20002350 - Published on:
15/11/2001 - Last updated on:
05/04/2020
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