Passerelle Abbé Couturier
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Suspension bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Pedestrian bridge (footbridge)
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| Other name(s): | Passerelle Saint-Georges |
| Completed in: | 1852 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Lyon, Rhône (69), Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe |
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| Crosses |
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| Coordinates: | 45° 45' 26.00" N 4° 49' 35.00" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 75.415 m | |
| total length | 79 m | |
| deck | deck width | 3.80 m |
Chronology
| 2 September 1944 | Destroyed by German troops and later rebuilt in its primitive form. |
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| 1998 - 1999 | Complete overhaul. |
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
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Art et Histoire: Passerelle St Georges (Lyon) - 1853
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Rues de Lyon: Passerelle Paul Couturier Saint Georges
Relevant Publications
- French dressing, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 2nd Quarter 1999, n. 15 v. 5
- Une rénovation originale, in "Freyssinet Magazine", March 1999, n. 204
- Ponts de France, Presses Ponts et chaussées, Paris (France), ISBN 2859780300, 1984; pp. 118
- Les plus beaux ponts de France, Bonneton, Paris (France), ISBN 2862532754, 2001; pp. 134-135, 137
- Deux siècles de passerelles métalliques, in "Bulletin ouvrages métalliques", 2002, n. 2
- Ponts et Quais de Lyon, Editions Lyonnaises d'Art et d'Histoire, Lyon (France), ISBN 2841471152, 2002
- Ponts et viaducs au XIXème siècle, Poitiers (France), 1988; pp. 116-117
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000616 |
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| Created: | 22/01/2000 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |