Michel Debré Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Box girder bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge
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| Construction method: |
Balanced cantilever method
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| Other name(s): | Pont Michel Debré |
| Built: | 1978 - 1981 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Amboise, Indre-et-Loire (37), Centre, France, Europe |
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| Crosses |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 678 m | |
| span lengths | 52 m - 7 x 82 m - 52 m | |
| deck | deck depth | 2.30 - 4.80 m |
| deck width | 10.90 m | |
| web thickness | 0.40 m | |
| thickness of bottom flange | 0.23 - 0.50 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | French Franc 28 000 000 |
Materials
| deck |
prestressed concrete
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| piers |
reinforced concrete
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Chronology
| September 1977 | Invitation to tender. |
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Participants
Owner
Client
Original design
Technical advisor to the client
Structural engineering
Contractor
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- Pont d'Amboise sur la Loire, presented at Technique française du Béton Précontraint, IXe Congrès de la FIP Stockholm 1982.
- Pont sur la Loire à Amboise (Indre-et-Loire), in "Bulletin annuel AFPC", 1980- 1982
- La réalisation d'un nouveau pont sur la Loire à Amboise, in "Travaux", July - August 1981, n. 557
- Les ponts de la Loire, CPE - Communication-Presse-Edition, Romorantin-Lanthenay (France), ISBN 284503170X, 2002; pp. 225
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0009146 |
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| Created: | 22/04/2003 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |