General Information
| Other name(s): | Viaduc de Houffalize |
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| Beginning of works: | 14 May 1974 |
| Completion: | 14 June 1979 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Deck arch bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Prestressed concrete bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Houffalize, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium |
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| Coordinates: | 50° 7' 52.21" N 5° 46' 1.91" E |
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 | |
| number of spans | 14 |
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. |
Participants
Contractor
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Ponts remarquables d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 159.
- Le viaduc de Houffalize. brochure, Francis Hambye, Namur (Belgium), 1998.
- Le viaduc de Houffalize (Belgique). In: IABSE Structures, v. 4 ( 1980).
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20007077 - Published on:
02/12/2002 - Last updated on:
18/05/2016
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