Austerlitz Viaduct
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Arch bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Tramway, light or metro rail bridge
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| Completed in: | 1904 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
12th arrondissment, Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe 13th arrondissment, Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe |
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| Crosses |
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| Part of: | |
| Next to |
Quai de la Rapée Viaduct (1905)
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| Connects to |
Viaduc du Quai d'Austerlitz
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| Coordinates: | 48° 50' 37.00" N 2° 22' 4.00" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 140 m |
Materials
| deck |
steel
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| arch |
steel
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Chronology
| 1937 | Structure is reinforced using an additional 1 490 000 cm3 of steel |
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Participants
- Jean-Camille Formigé (architect)
- Louis Biette (engineer)
- Fulgence Bienvenüe (engineer)
- Maurice Koechlin (engineer)
Construction
Contractor
Monitoring equipment
Relevant Web Sites
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LCPC Image Library: The bridges of PARIS seen by the LCPC
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Paris by the Water: Viaduc d'Austerlitz
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Paris en B.D. - Austerlitz
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Planète TP: Viaduc d'Austerlitz
Relevant Publications
- Le renforcement par soudure du viaduc d'Austerlitz, in "Travaux", March 1939, n. 75
- L'architecture et les ingénieurs, Moniteur, Paris (France), ISBN 2281190994, 1997; pp. 113
- Quais et Ponts de Paris, Martelle Editions, Amiens (France), ISBN 2878900577, 1996; pp. 24
- Ponts de France, Presses Ponts et chaussées, Paris (France), ISBN 2859780300, 1984; pp. 158
- Les Ponts de Paris (1st edition), Action artisique de la ville de Paris, Paris (France), ISBN 2913246052, 1999; pp. 190
- Guide d'architecture Paris 1900-2008, Editions du Pavillon de l'Arsenal, Paris (France), ISBN 2354870035, 2009; pp. # 54
- Familièrement inconnues... Architectures, Paris 1848-1914, Secrétariat d'Etat à la Culture, Paris (France)
- Les plus beaux ponts de France, Bonneton, Paris (France), ISBN 2862532754, 2001; pp. 112
- Ponts et viaducs au XIXème siècle, Poitiers (France), 1988; pp. 306-307
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000196 |
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| Created: | 09/05/1999 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |
