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Eau Rouge Viaduct

Viaduc de l'Eau Rouge
Viaduc de l'Eau Rouge (Malmédy)
Viaduc de l'Eau Rouge
Viaduc de l'Eau Rouge

General Information

Structural Type: Arch bridge
Function / usage: Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
Other name(s): Viaduc de l'Eau Rouge
Built: 1989 - 1993
Status: in use

Geographic Information & Related Structures

Location: Malmedy, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, Europe
Carries
  • E42 (A27) Motorway [Belgium]
Part of:

Technical Information

Dimensions

total length 652.50 m
span lengths 33.75 m - 5 x 45.00 m - 270.00 m - 2 x 45.00 m - 33.75 m
arch span 270.00 m
height above valley floor or water 45 m
number of lanes 2 x 2
roadway / carriageway width 4 x 3.75 m
deck deck width 27 m

Cost

cost of construction Belgian franc 1 020 000 000

Materials

piers reinforced concrete
arch steel

Participants

Owner
Design
Checking engineering
Co-contractor
Steel construction
Launching

Relevant Web Sites

There currently are no relevant websites listed.

Relevant Publications

  • Bureau Greisch & Loze, Pierre & Deru, Jean-Luc Les missions de l'ingénieur, Prisme Editions & Mardaga, Liège (Belgium), ISBN 2930451106, 2012; pp. 68-69
  • Cremer, Jean-Marie & Lothaire, A. Viaduc de l'Eau Rouge, in "Construction Métallique", 1994, n. 1
  • Ministère Wallon de l'Équipement et des Transports Le viaduc de l'Eau Rouge(brochure/prospectus), Namur (Belgium), 1998

Internal Information

Structure-ID: s0007108
Created: 04/12/2002
Last Updated: 05/03/2013