Tancarville Bridge
General Information
Name in local language: | Pont de Tancarville |
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Beginning of works: | 1955 |
Completion: | 2 July 1959 |
Status: | in use |
Project Type
Structure: |
Suspension bridge
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Function / usage: |
Road bridge
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Material: |
Steel bridge
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Location
Location: |
Tancarville, Seine-Maritime (76), Normandy, France Marais-Vernier, Eure (27), Normandy, France |
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Crosses: |
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Coordinates: | 49° 28' 35.07" N 0° 27' 39.00" E |
Coordinates: | 49° 27' 55.73" N 0° 28' 19.44" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
total length | 1 420 m | |
height above valley floor or water | 50.85 m | |
span lengths of approaches | 8 × 50.00 m | |
deck | deck width | 12.50 m |
main bridge | ||
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length | 960 m | |
span lengths of main bridge | 176 m - 608 m - 176 m | |
pylon | pylon height | 123 m |
Cost
cost of construction | ca. French Franc 9 000 000 000 |
Materials
cables |
steel wire
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piers |
reinforced concrete
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pylons |
reinforced concrete
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deck truss |
steel
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deck of approach viaducts |
precast prestressed concrete
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Chronology
1 July 1959 | Load testing. |
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2 July 1959 | Inauguration. |
1998 - 1999 |
Suspension cables are replaced and the number of cables is increased to 4. |
Participants
Initial construction (1955-1959)
Owner
Design
- Nicolas Esquillan (designer) (pylons)
- Marcel Huet (designer)
- Jacques-Ramsay Robinson (designer)
Co-contractor
- Baudin-Châteauneuf
- Boussiron
- Campenon Bernard
- Compagnie Française d'Entreprises
- Compagnie industrielle de travaux
- Daydé
- Dragages et Travaux Publics
- Entreprises de Grands Travaux Hydrauliques
- Fives-Lille Cail
- Fougerolle
- Régie générale des chemins de fer et travaux publics
- Société des Forges et Ateliers du Creusot
(role unknown)
Inspection & Monitoring (-2011)
Monitoring equipment
Monitoring (2011)
Monitoring equipment
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- 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. (2009):
- Ponts sur Seine. 2000 ans d'histoires le long du fleuve. Editions des Falaises, Rouen (France), ISBN 978-2-84811-083-7, pp. 80-83. (2008):
- Le pont suspendu de Tancarville. In: Acier = Stahl = Steel, v. 25 (April 1960), pp. 149-161. (1960):
- Le pont-route de Tancarville, pont suspendu de 960 m de longueur, avec 608 m de portée pour la travée centrale. In: La Technique des Travaux, v. 35, n. 11-12 (November 1959), pp. 360-380. (1959):
- Les routes de France du XXe siècle. 1952-2000. Presses de l'école nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris (France), ISBN 9782859784300, pp. 329. (2007):
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000160 - Date created
24/04/1999 - Last Update
05/02/2016