Title:
Prefabricated Concrete Semiarches Span the St. Sauveur River
Author(s):
Phillippe Donnaes
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
22
Issue:
7
Appears on pages(s):
19-20
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Date:
7/1/2000
Abstract:
Situated close to the southern pier of the Normandy Bridge, which until last year was the world’s longest cable-stayed bridge, a 951 ft (290 m) viaduct is being built over the St. Sauveur River to link the Normandy Bridge to the A13 Highway near the city of Honfleur. The viaduct crosses two local roads as well as the Honfleur-Pont l’Evêque rail link. To build the multiarch viaduct requires 160 prefabricated concrete semiarches, each 49 ft (15 m) long, which are assembled on site. This article discusses how the viaduct is being constructed.