General Information
Project Type
Structure: |
Deck truss bridge Lattice truss bridge |
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Support conditions: |
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Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge |
Material: |
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Awards and Distinctions
1984 |
for registered users |
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Location
Location: |
Les Ancizes-Comps, Puy-de-Dôme (63), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Sauret-Besserve, Puy-de-Dôme (63), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
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Coordinates: | 45° 58' 18.52" N 2° 48' 10.45" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
total length | 470.25 m | |
span lengths | 115.20 m - 144 m - 115.20 m | |
height above valley floor or water | 132.5 m | |
abutment 1 | height | max. 22 m |
length | 24 m | |
arch span | 14 m | |
abutment 2 | length | 70.25 m |
piers | height | max. 92.33 m |
dimensions at base | 21.96 m x 11.64 m | |
dimensions at the top | 11.00 m x 5.50 m | |
truss | total length | 375.40 m |
weight | ca. 2 604 t | |
depth | 11.60 m | |
total width | 7.80 m |
Quantities
volume of masonry | 37 135.20 m³ |
Materials
piers |
granite
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truss |
steel
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abutments |
masonry
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Participants
Owner
Design
- Félix Virard (designer)
Construction
Overseeing engineers
- Emile Robert (overseeing engineer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- L'architecture du fer. France: XIXe siècle. Editions Champ Vallon, Seyssel (France), ISBN 9782903528713, pp. 113. (1986):
- L'architecture et les ingénieurs. Deux siècles de réalisations. Moniteur, Paris (France), pp. 115. (1997):
- Brücken am Weg. Frühe Brücken aus Eisen und Beton in Deutschland und Frankreich. Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn Verlag für Architektur und technische Wissenschaften GmbH, Berlin (Germany), ISBN 978-3-433-01299-4, pp. 114-115. (1997):
- Les Fades - Garabit 2. Deux techniques, deux époques. auto-édition, Clermont-Ferrand (France), pp. 54. (1995):
- Naissance d'un Géant. L'histoire de la construction du Viaduc des Fades. Association Sioule et Patrimoine, Sauret-Besserve (France), pp. 28. (1999):
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20002049 - Published on:
29/09/2001 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016