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Structure-ID: s0001814

Created on: 08/24/01

Modified on: 03/20/06

Observatory Bridge
Pont de l'Observatoire

Completed in:	2002
Status:	in use
Location:	Liège, Liege, Wallonia, Belgium

Observatory Bridge, Liège

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Structural Type:

Arch bridge
inclined hangers

Function / usage:

Part of:

E40-E25 Connector

Persons involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
Role	Name	Part of structure

Designer	Santiago Calatrava Valls

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Legend: Phase of works
Role	Name	Part of structure

Owner	Société Wallonne de Financement des Infrastructures
Client	Ministère Wallon de l'Équipement et des Transports
Design	Santiago Calatrava SA
Checking engineering	SECO
Co-contractor	Ateliers Roger Poncin et Cie SA
	Pirson Montage
Subcontractor	Freyssinet International	suspenders

Technical information
	Description	Value
Construction materials used
arch	steel
Dimensions

	total length	208 m
	arch span	82 m
deck	width	13.5 m

Relevant Literature
	Freyssinet cable-stayed structures, Freyssinet International, Vélizy-Villacoublay (France) , 2004; pp. 54.
	Pont de l'Observatoire, in "Freyssinet Magazine", October 2000, n. 209 .
	Ministère Wallon de l'Équipement et des Transports Les ponts Bowstring (brochure/prospectus), Namur (Belgium) , 2001.

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