General Information
| Name in local language: | Pont de Tancarville |
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| Beginning of works: | 16 November 1955 |
| Completion: | 2 July 1959 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Suspension bridge |
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| Secondary structure(s): |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
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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 | |
| 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. |
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.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000160 - Published on:
24/04/1999 - Last updated on:
06/08/2022