General Information
| Other name(s): | Pont ferroviaire de Saumur |
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| Completion: | 1886 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Through truss bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge |
| Structure: |
Lattice truss bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Saumur, Maine-et-Loire (49), Pays de la Loire, France |
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| Crosses: |
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| Part of: | |
| Coordinates: | 47° 15' 17.47" N 0° 3' 23" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 75 m | |
| total length | 725 m | |
| number of spans | 14 |
Notes
Only 9 of the 14 original truss spans remain. Some were destroyed in bombardments in 1944 and later replaced by reinforced concrete bridges and earthfill structures.
Participants
Design
- Prompt (designer)
- Fargaudie (designer)
- Tresca (designer)
- Basile Parent (designer)
Construction
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (2001): Les plus beaux ponts de France. Bonneton, Paris (France), pp. 199.
- (2002): Les ponts de la Loire. De la source à l'Atlantique. CPE - Communication-Presse-Edition, Romorantin-Lanthenay (France), pp. 256.
- (1988): Ponts et viaducs au XIXème siècle. Poitiers (France), pp. 250.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20002955 - Published on:
09/02/2002 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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