Pont de Normandie

the bridge of Normandy is a Bridge stayed girder spanning the Estuaire the Seine, it connects Le Havre (Seine-Maritime) Right Bank to north, with Honfleur (Calvados) left bank in the south. Its overall length is of 2143,21 m including 856 m between the two pylons.

Construction

Under the control of work of the Chamber of commerce and Industry of Le Havre, work began in 1988 and lasted seven years, until the inauguration the January 20th 1995. At that time, the range beats of more than 250 m the preceding world records going back to 1994 (Shanghai), but this one will be lost in 1999 for 34 m (Tartara, Japan). It was built on the estuary of the the Seine, to 12 km downstream from the Pont of Tancarville .

Its record length of stayed girder bridge was lost in 2004 with the 2883 meters of the Pont Rion-Antirion.

Structure

The structure which, essentially, is out of concrete, is an overall length of 2 141 m ; it comprises a stayed span of 856 m range, the 624 m of the center being out of metal. The concrete pylons of this span reach a height of 214,77 Mr.

The apron

The Tablier of a width of 23,60 m accommodates four ways for motor vehicles, two cycle tracks like two ways for the pedestrians.

The apron is composed of two parts, metal, long part a 624 m, overhanging the Seine to 59,12 m; this one is made up of 32 Voussoir S of 19,65 Mr. Chacun of them is connected to the mixed head of one of the pylons by two stays fixed on both sides of the voussoir. The remainder of the apron is out of concrete prestressed for two Viaduc S of access like for the 58 m of range contiguous to each of the two pylons.

Pylons

Composed in prestressed Concrete armed, the pylons in There-reversed measure 214,77 m and weigh 20 000 tons each one of which 11 700 Juste for the metal reinforcements and 150 for the cables of prestressing. Because of sphericity of the Ground, there are two to three Centimètre S of additional difference between the top of the pylons and their base.

Stays

184, the cables Freyssinet or Haubans are composed of several Toron S of Acier, between 31 and 53 according to the efforts which they must undergo. All are protected from the aggressions external by a layer of Cire and a sheath in Polyéthylène. They are assembled in beams and are equipped with a coating whose profile is aerodynamic. Over the entire length of the bridge, their length varies between 95 and 460 Mr.

Toll

This bridge is with toll, except for the two-wheeled vehicles and the pedestrians.
the Chamber of commerce and of industry of Le Havre is dealer until 2026.

The departments of the Apple-brandy, since 2000, and on the Eure, since 2001, indeed, decided to reduce part of the subscription paid by their managed. Reached a maximum with 304 euros at the year, the departmental assistance thus rose with 164 000 euros in 2005 for the Apple-brandy (more 13 000 euros of subsidy for the subscriptions Shores, new assistance since 2003) and with 112 558 euros for the Eure. The Seine-Maritime abstains from because it is the pole of the area.

tariffs of the bridges of Normandy and Tancarville

Internal bonds

Odonyme celebrates

External bonds

CCI of Le Havre - bridge of Normandy 7 years of work
Structurae - bridge of Normandy

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