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Rochefort-Martrou Transporter Bridge
General Information
Name in local language: | Pont transbordeur de Rochefort-Martrou |
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Beginning of works: | 1898 |
Completion: | 29 July 1900 |
Duration of works: | 27 months |
Status: | under renovation |
Project Type
Structure: |
Suspension bridge |
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Function / usage: |
Transporter bridge |
Material: |
Steel bridge |
Location
Location: |
Rochefort, Charente-Maritime (17), Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France |
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Crosses: |
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Replaced by: |
Martrou Lift Bridge (1966)
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Coordinates: | 45° 54' 58.00" N 0° 57' 40.00" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
total length | 175 m | |
cabin | width | 11.50 m |
length | 14 m | |
deck | deck width | 8.00 m |
height above valley floor or water | 50.00 m | |
pylons | height | 66.25 m |
Cost
cost of construction | French Franc 586 500 |
Materials
cables |
steel
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deck |
steel
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piers |
steel
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foundations |
concrete
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Chronology
8 July 1900 | First day of service. |
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1933 - 1934 |
Deck beams and suspension replaced and modified. |
1967 | End of service. The transporter bridge is abandoned in favor of a vertical lift bridge. |
30 April 1976 | Classified as historic monument. |
1990 - 1994 |
Refurbished. |
Participants
Initial construction (1898-1900)
Design
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Entreprise Arnodin
- Ferdinand Arnodin (designer)
Contractor
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Entreprise Arnodin
- Ferdinand Arnodin (builder)
Renovation (2015-2018)
Steel construction
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- L'architecture du fer. France: XIXe siècle. Champ Vallon, Seyssel (France), pp. 124. (322):
- L'architecture et les ingénieurs. Deux siècles de réalisations. Moniteur, Paris (France), pp. 139. (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. 111-113. (1997):
- La France des Transbordeurs. Alan Sutton, France (France), pp. 208. (2005):
- Les plus beaux ponts de France. Bonneton, Paris (France), pp. 90-91. (2001):
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000109 - Date created
10/03/1999 - Last Update
02/10/2018