General Information
| Name in local language: | Pont suspendu de Sully-sur-Loire |
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| Completion: | 1859 |
| Status: | collapsed (16 January 1985) |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Multi-span suspension bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret (45), Centre-Val de Loire, France |
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| Crossed: |
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| Replaced by: |
Sully-sur-Loire Bridge (1986)
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| Replaces: |
Sully-sur-Loire Suspension Bridge (1836)
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| Coordinates: | 47° 46' 11.87" N 2° 22' 22.64" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 440 m | |
| number of spans | 5 |
Chronology
| 16 January 1985, 07:40 | The bridge collapses due to cable rupture probably caused by the detrimental effects of the cold weather. |
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Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- (1990): Effondrement du pont suspendu de Sully-sur-Loire. In: Bulletin ponts métalliques, n. 13 ( 1990), pp. 17-22.
- (1990): Résilience et rupture fragile. In: Bulletin ponts métalliques, n. 13 ( 1990), pp. 23-28.
- (2023): Sully-sur-Loire Suspension Bridge. In: (2023): Case Studies on Failure Investigations in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering. International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), Zurich (Switzerland), ISBN 978-3-85748-194-9, pp. 129-146.
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04/07/2006 - Last updated on:
05/03/2020
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