General Information
| Name in local language: | Pont Jacques-Chaban-Delmas |
|---|---|
| Other name(s): | Bacalan-Bastide Bridge |
| Beginning of works: | 2009 |
| Completion: | 15 March 2013 |
| Duration of works: | 36 months |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
|---|---|
| Structure: |
Vertical lift bridge |
| Function / usage: |
Tramway, light or metro rail bridge |
| Structure: |
Girder bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Support conditions: |
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Location
| Location: |
Bordeaux, Gironde (33), Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France |
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| Crosses: |
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| See also: |
Control Tower for Jacques Chaban-Delmas Bridge (2013)
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| Coordinates: | 44° 51' 29.78" N 0° 33' 6.61" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 575 m | |
| clearance | max. 55 m | |
| main bridge | ||
|---|---|---|
| width | 45 m | |
| length | 430 m | |
| length of movable section | 117 m | |
| pylons | height | 87 m |
| number | 4 | |
Quantities
| concrete volume | 40 000 m³ |
Cost
| cost of construction | Euro 117 626 000 |
Materials
| superstructure |
steel
|
|---|---|
| towers |
reinforced concrete
|
| abutments |
reinforced concrete
|
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Pont Jacques Chaban-Delmas is a vertical-lift bridge over the Garonne in Bordeaux, France. It was inaugurated on 16 March 2013 by President François Hollande and Alain Juppé, mayor of Bordeaux. Its main span is 110 m (361 ft) long. As of 2013, it is the longest vertical-lift bridge in Europe. It is named in honour of Jacques Chaban-Delmas, a former Prime Minister of France and a former mayor of Bordeaux.
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Participants
Owner
Design
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egis jmi
- Nabil Yazbeck (designer)
Architecture
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Architecture et Ouvrages d'art
- Charles Lavigne (architect)
- Thomas Lavigne (architect)
- Christophe Chéron (architect)
Structural engineering
Consulting engineers
- Jean Muller International
- Hardesty & Hanover
- Michel Virlogeux (consulting engineer)
Main contractor
Co-contractor
Lighting design
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2013): Aux portes de Bordeaux, un pont se lève. In: Travaux, n. 896 (April 2013), pp. 126-130.
- (2007): Communauté urbaine de Bordeaux. Feu vert pour le pont Bacalan-Bastide. In: Le Moniteur des Travaux Publics et du Bâtiment, n. 5416 (14 September 2007), pp. 53.
- (2015): The New Lifting Bridge in Bordeaux, France - Mechanism Design Code Constraints and Freedoms. Presented at: IABSE Conference: Structural Engineering: Providing Solutions to Global Challenges, Geneva, Switzerland, September 2015, pp. 686-692.
- (2013): Il viadotto Chaban-Delmas a Bordeaux. In: Strade e Autostrade, v. 17, n. 100 (July 2013), pp. 96-99.
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20019373 - Published on:
07/02/2006 - Last updated on:
27/01/2021
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