Grand Fey Viaduct
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Arch bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge
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| Other name(s): | Viaduc du Grand Fey |
| Completed in: | 1925 |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland, Europe |
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| Crosses |
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| Replaces |
Grand Fey Viaduct (1862)
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 383 m | |
| span lengths | 7 x 42 m | |
| number of arches | 7 | |
| heating energy coefficient | 82 m |
Materials
| deck |
reinforced concrete
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| arches |
reinforced concrete
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Notes
The original bridge was made out of iron, the concrete arch design by Maillart was meant to reinforce the bridge. The original metal truss was encased in the concrete to serve as reinforcing.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Robert Maillart, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (United Kingdom), ISBN 0521571324, 1997; pp. 126-9
- Robert Maillart's Bridges, Princeton University Press, Princeton (USA), ISBN 0691024219, 1979; pp. 86
- Railway Bridge Construction, Hutchinson Eductational Ltd, London (United Kingdom), ISBN 0091086302, 1972
- Schweizer Eisenbahnbrücken, vdf Hochschulverlag AG (ETH Zürich), Zurich (Switzerland), ISBN 3728127868, 2001; pp. 106-111
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000030 |
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| Created: | 28/10/1998 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |