Briare Canal Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Girder bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Canal bridge
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| Other name(s): | Pont-canal de Briare |
| Built: | 1890 - 1896 |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Briare, Loiret (45), Centre, France, Europe |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 11.50 m | |
| total length | 662.7 m | |
| span lengths | 15 x 40 m |
Quantities
| structural steel | 3 000 t |
Cost
| cost of construction | Gold Francs 8 335 187.18 |
Materials
| superstructure |
steel
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| piers |
masonry
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Participants
Construction
- Daydé & Pillé (deck)
Contractor
- Société de construction de Levallois-Perret (foundations)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- La France au fil de l'eau, Guides Gallimard, Paris (France), ISBN 2742403051, 1996
- Le pont-canal de Briare, AREP Centre Editions, Orléans (France), ISBN 290581313X, 1996
- Les plus beaux ponts de France, Bonneton, Paris (France), ISBN 2862532754, 2001; pp. 105
- Les ponts monuments historiques, Editions Brissaud, Poitiers (France), ISBN 2903442819, 1988; pp. 261-262
- Brücken am Weg, Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn Verlag für Architektur und technische Wissenschaften GmbH, Berlin (Germany), ISBN 3433012997, 1997; pp. 46, 105-107
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0002027 |
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| Created: | 29/09/2001 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |