Pont de Normandie

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The Pont de Normandie is a cable-stayed bridge, which has the largest span in Europe with 856 m. They crossed the Seine estuary and connects Le Havre ( Haute -Normandie ) on the right bank in the north with Honfleur ( Basse -Normandie ) on the left bank in the south. The bridge was built in the years 1988-1994 and inaugurated on 20 January 1995.

Overall, 21.2 m wide bridge section has a length of 2141.25 m. It consists of the southern approach spans with twelve fields and spans of 96.00 m × 43.50 m 9 32.5 m 3 × 70 m 27.75 m (= 547.75 m), the northern foreshore bridges with 16 fields and spans of 96.00 m × 43.50 14 m 32.5 m (= 737.50 m) and the 856 -meter main span. The 3 m high superstructure of the main opening consists of a 624 m steel midsection, connect to the both sides 116 m long sections of prestressed concrete. The pylons of the cable-stayed bridge are 203 meters high and each carry 2 × 23 cable. The vertical clearance for ships is at the highest known water level 52 m.

Upriver are the next bridge the Pont de Tancarville and the Pont de Brotonne.

The bridge is a toll road. About it the A runs 29 / E 44; the bridge itself has not may not be admitted to the rank of a highway, so that vehicles, highways, use this connection. There is a combined pedestrian and cycle for both directions.

An information center on the north bank shows the history of the bridge as well as detailed descriptions of anchorages and a cross section of a pylon. Through the main span of 856 m and the height of the pylons of 203 m makes itself the earth's curvature noticeable, so the tops of the pylons stand 2 inches farther apart than their base.

Pont de Normandie