General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Three-hinged arch bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Structure: |
Deck arch bridge |
| Material: |
Reinforced concrete bridge |
| Plan view: |
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| Support conditions: |
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Awards and Distinctions
Location
| Location: |
Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland Veyrier, Geneva, Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 46° 10' 52" N 6° 9' 36" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| arches | span | 56 m |
| span:rise | 11.7 |
Cost
| cost of construction | Swiss Franc 76 000 |
Materials
| deck |
reinforced concrete
|
|---|---|
| arch |
reinforced concrete
|
| abutments |
reinforced concrete
|
| piers on arch |
reinforced concrete
|
Chronology
| 11 December 1934 | Maillart sends his initial report to the city of Geneva |
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| 26 August 1935 | Maillart submits a cost estimate for the bridge |
Participants
Design
- Robert Maillart (designer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1997): Robert Maillart. Designer, Builder, Artist. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (United Kingdom), pp. 202-205, 220-221.
- (1990): Robert Maillart and the Art of Reinforced Concrete. The MIT Press, Cambridge (USA), pp. 78-84.
- (1979): Robert Maillart's Bridges. The Art of Engineering. Princeton University Press, Princeton (USA), pp. 146.
- (1996): Schweizer Architekturführer - Guide d'architecture suisse - Guide to Swiss Architecture (1920-1995). 3. Westschweiz, Wallis, Tessin / Suisse romande, Valais, Tessin / Western Switzerland, Valais, Ticino. Verlag Werk AG, Zurich (Switzerland), pp. 185.
- : La torre y el puente. El nuevo arte de la ingeniería estructural. CINTER, Madrid (Spain), ISBN 978-84-939305-4-7, pp. 300.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000004 - Published on:
28/10/1998 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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