Houffalize Viaduct
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Arch bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
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| Other name(s): | Viaduc de Houffalize |
| Built: | 1974 - 1979 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Houffalize, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium, Europe |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 2 x 16 m | |
| total length | 369.90 m | |
| span lengths | 4 x 26.40 m - 162.00 m - 4 x 26.40 m | |
| arch | arch span | 162.00 m |
| deck | deck depth | 0.77 m |
| span lengths | 14 x 26.40 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | Belgian franc 422 000 000 |
Materials
| deck slab |
lightweight concrete
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| girders |
precast prestressed concrete
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Chronology
| 14 May 1974 | Construction begins. |
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| 14 June 1979 | Completion. |
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- Le viaduc de Houffalize(brochure/prospectus), Namur (Belgium), 1998
- Les grands ponts du monde: Ponts remarquables d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France), ISBN 2902170653, 1990; pp. 159
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0007077 |
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| Created: | 02/12/2002 |
| Last Updated: | 27/02/2013 |