General Information
| Name in local language: | Pont de Tancarville |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 16 November 1955 |
| Completion: | 2 July 1959 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Three-span suspension bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Material: |
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| Secondary structure(s): |
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Location
| Location: |
Tancarville, Seine-Maritime (76), Normandy, France Marais-Vernier, Eure (27), Normandy, France |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 49° 28' 35.07" N 0° 27' 39" E |
| Coordinates: | 49° 27' 55.73" N 0° 28' 19.44" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 1 420 m | |
| approach viaduct | ||
|---|---|---|
| span lengths | 8 x 50.00 m | |
| number of spans | 8 | |
| main bridge | ||
| length | 960 m | |
| height above valley floor or water | 50.85 m | |
| span lengths of main bridge | 176 m - 608 m - 176 m | |
| deck | deck width | 12.50 m |
| pylons | pylon height | 123 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | ca. French Franc 9 000 000 000 |
Materials
| cables |
steel wire
|
|---|---|
| piers |
reinforced concrete
|
| pylons |
reinforced concrete
|
| deck truss |
steel
|
| deck of approach viaducts |
precast prestressed concrete
|
| anchorages |
reinforced concrete
|
Chronology
| 1 July 1959 | Load testing. |
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| 2 July 1959 | Inauguration. |
| 1998 — 1999 | Suspension cables are replaced and the number of cables is increased to 4. |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Tancarville Bridge (Pont de Tancarville in French) is a suspension bridge that crosses the Seine River and connects Tancarville (Seine-Maritime) and Marais-Vernier (Eure), near Le Havre.
The bridge was completed in 1959 at a cost of 9 billion francs. In the 1990s it was realized that the cables had corroded and the shoulders were crumbling. Between 1996 and 1999, both the cables and shoulders were replaced.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Tancarville Bridge" and modified on July 22, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Initial construction (1955-1959)
Owner
Design
- Nicolas Esquillan (designer) (pylons)
- Jacques-Ramsay Robinson (designer)
- Marcel Huet (designer)
Co-contractor
- Baudin-Châteauneuf
- Boussiron
- Campenon Bernard
- Compagnie Française d'Entreprises
- Compagnie industrielle de travaux
- Daydé
- Dragages et Travaux Publics
- Entreprises de Grands Travaux Hydrauliques
- Fives-Lille Cail
- Fougerolle
- Régie générale des chemins de fer et travaux publics
- Société des Forges et Ateliers du Creusot
(role unknown)
Inspection & Monitoring (-2011)
Monitoring equipment
Monitoring (2011)
Monitoring equipment
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2000): 100 Monuments du XXe Siècle. Patrimoine et architecture de France. Editions France Loisirs, Paris (France), pp. 144-145.
- (1997): L'architecture et les ingénieurs. Deux siècles de réalisations. Moniteur, Paris (France), pp. 143.
- (1997): L'art de l'ingénieur. constructeur, entrepeneur, inventeur. Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), pp. 495-496.
- (2009): Bâteaux, ponts métalliques construits aux Chantiers Schneider. 1839-1972 - 133 ans dans l'histoire industrielle de Chalon-sur-Saône. Université pour Tous de Bourgeogne, Chalon-sur-Saône (France), pp. 188-189.
- (1998): Le changement des câbles du pont de Tancarville. In: Ouvrages d'art, n. 30 (August 1998), pp. 21-26.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000160 - Published on:
24/04/1999 - Last updated on:
06/08/2022
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