Viaduc d'Austerlitz

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Line 5 of the Paris Métro

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The Viaduc d' Austerlitz is a bridge line 5 of the Paris Métro on the Seine.

History

On June 2, 1906, the Paris Métro Line 5 from the station Place d'Italie was the Gare d'Orléans station (now the Gare d' Austerlitz ) opens on the Left Bank. The bridge over the river was created between November 1903 and December 1904 by the Société de Construction de Levallois -Perret. On 14 July 1906, the extension of line 5 ( since 1916: Quai de la Rapée ) went to the right of the Seine located at Station Place Manzas in operation.

Construction and location

The Viaduc d' Austerlitz is a steel arch bridge with a clearance of 140 meters, he surpassed the 1900 completed Pont Alexandre III to 32.50 meters. In order not to obstruct the waterway was waived lying in the river piers. Responsible engineer for the construction was Louis Biette. The designs for the ornaments come out by Jean Camille Formigé, has the sculptures of the sculptor Gustave Michel. In addition to fishing and maritime symbols such as anchors, oars and tridents are used.

The two parabolic arches are 31 meters high, they point at the highest point and on both sides near the shore on a respective joint. The bridge deck 11 meters above the water level is kept lying in the central section of sixteen vertical hangers. To stabilize intersecting diagonal cross braces are used. The abutments rest on 22 meter long and 18 meter wide brick pedestals thereon erected pylons (two each ) are 15 meters high. Between the railings, the bridge is 8.50 meters wide. The tracks are laid without ballast.

For the construction of the bridge is a wooden scaffold was erected with several pillars. Then first the bridge deck and then the arches were built. The dismantling of the scaffold in mid- 1905. 1936 the bridge was reinforced to allow the passage of heavier metro trains. In the course of repair work in 2013, the rail traffic was interrupted in July and August.

In the area of ​​station Gare d' Austerlitz to the right of the Seine, the Métro Line 5 is out as a high track level with the Viaduc d' Austerlitz. On the left side of the river, the Viaduc du Quai de la Rapée connects. On this route in a tight curve of about 90 degrees and a radius of 75 meters below the access passes to downstream Road bridge Pont d' Austerlitz to the ground-floor station Quai de la Rapée.

In June 1986, the building was declared a national monument and declared a monument historique. Since 18 January 2000 it has been lit during the operating hours of metro at night.