Wandre Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Cable-stayed bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge
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| Construction method: |
deck: Incremental launching with auxiliary supports |
| Other name(s): | Pont de Wandre |
| Built: | 1984 - 1989 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Wandre, Liège, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, Europe Herstal, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, Europe |
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| Crosses |
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| Part of: |
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| Replaces |
Esperanto Bridge (1948)
Pont de Wandre (1948) |
| Coordinates: | 50° 40' 25.00" N 5° 38' 38.00" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 527.09 m | |
| main spans | 144.00 m - 168.00 m | |
| span lengths | 18 m - 40 m - 29 m - 29 m - 144 m - 30 m - 168 m - 66 | |
| number of cables | 38 | |
| suspended length | 411.00 m | |
| deck | deck depth | 3.42 m |
| deck width | 21.80 - 22.10 m | |
| pylon | pylon height | 95.50 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | Belgian franc 508 000 000 |
Materials
| cables |
steel
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| pylon |
reinforced concrete
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| deck |
prestressed concrete
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Participants
Owner
Design
Structural engineering
Checking engineering
Co-contractor
Stay cables
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- New Bridges, Arco Editorial, S. A., ISBN 8481850152; pp. 88-101
- Bridge engineering, Thomas Telford, London (United Kingdom), ISBN 0727732153, 2003; pp. 633, 637
- Ponts d'hier et d'aujourd'hui, Ministère de l'Equipement et des Transports, Namur (Belgium), ISBN 2930148284, 1999; pp. 75
- La modernisation du canal Albert en Région Wallonne(brochure/prospectus), Namur (Belgium), 2000
- Le pont de Wandre(brochure/prospectus), Namur (Belgium)
- Le Passage (1st edition), Everest Communication, Luxembourg (Luxembourg), ISBN 287996976X, 1999; pp. 46-47
- Bridges - Ponts - Brücken, Atrium, Mexico City (Mexico), ISBN 8495692619, 2002; pp. 372-379
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000101 |
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| Created: | 08/03/1999 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |