Tancarville Bridge

General Information

Location:	Tancarville, Seine-Maritime (76), Normandy, France Marais-Vernier, Eure (27), Normandy, France
Crosses:	Seine River
Coordinates:	49° 28' 35.07" N 0° 27' 39.00" E
Coordinates:	49° 27' 55.73" N 0° 28' 19.44" E

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approach viaduct
	span lengths	8 × 50.00 m
main bridge
	length	960 m
	height above valley floor or water	50.85 m
	span lengths of main bridge	176 m - 608 m - 176 m
deck	deck width	12.50 m
pylons	pylon height	123 m

cost of construction

ca. French Franc 9 000 000 000

cables	steel wire
piers	reinforced concrete
pylons	reinforced concrete
deck truss	steel
deck of approach viaducts	precast prestressed concrete
anchorages	reinforced concrete

1 July 1959	Load testing.
2 July 1959	Inauguration.
1998 - 1999	Suspension cables are replaced and the number of cables is increased to 4.

Initial construction (1955-1959)

Owner

Design

Co-contractor

(role unknown)

Inspection & Monitoring (-2011)

Monitoring equipment

Monitoring (2011)

Monitoring equipment

ADVITAM

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Gandrey, Lucien / Mallard, Jean-Claude (2009): Bâteaux, ponts métalliques construits aux Chantiers Schneider. 1839-1972 - 133 ans dans l'histoire industrielle de Chalon-sur-Saône. Université pour Tous de Bourgeogne, Chalon-sur-Saône (France), pp. 188-189.
Colombot, Damien (1998): Le changement des câbles du pont de Tancarville. In: Ouvrages d'art, n. 30 (August 1998), pp. 21-26.