General Information
| Other name(s): | Tunnel ferroviaire de Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines |
|---|---|
| Completion: | 1937 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Tunnel |
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| Function / usage: |
original use: Railroad (railway) tunnel current use: Road tunnel |
Location
| Location: |
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Haut-Rhin (68), Grand-Est, France Lusse, Vosges (88), Grand-Est, France |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 48° 16' 4" N 7° 9' 29" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| Initial construction | ||
|---|---|---|
| tunnel | length | 6 950 m |
| Security updating works | ||
| security tunnel | length | 6 500 m |
| TBM | length | 28 m |
| weight | 900 t | |
| bore diameter | 6 m | |
| length of backup train | 250 m | |
Chronology
| 1937 | Completed and used as railroad tunnel. |
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| 1973 — 1976 | Transformed into a road tunnel. |
| 19 April 2004 — 2007 | Renovation works to increase security in the tunnel. Estimated costs: 180 million euros of which 108 million are slated for the construction of a security access tunnel of 5.20 meters in diameter and located parallel to the existing tunnel as well as works in the existing tunnel. |
Notes
This is the longest road tunnel located entirely on French territory.
Participants
Design
- Charles Regnauld (designer)
Security updating works (2004-2007)
Owner
Client
Structural engineering
Civil works
Subcontractor
Tunnel equipment
Demolition contractor
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- 49 mois de travaux pour le plus long tunnel routier français. In: Le Moniteur des Travaux Publics et du Bâtiment, n. 5239 (23 April 2004), pp. 20.
- (1977): Aménagement du tunnel ferroviaire de Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines en tunnel routier. In: Travaux, n. 504 (February 1977), pp. 18-37.
- Autoroutes Paris Rhin-Rhône met en application le développement durable. Démontage et recyclage des caissons de ventilation du tunnel Maurice Lemaire. In: Travaux, n. 815 (January 2005), pp. 13.
- Baptême du tunnelier de Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines. In: Tunnels et Ouvrages Souterrains, n. 186 (November 2004), pp. 361.
- (2008): Drainages surfaciques en Tunnel Routier – Application au Tunnel Maurice Lemaire (Sainte-Marie-Aux-Mines). Presented at: AFTES - Journées techniques, Monaco, 2008, pp. 457-466.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20009733 - Published on:
28/07/2003 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
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