Pont de la Caille
Coordinates: 46 ° 0 ′ 42 ″ N , 6 ° 6 ′ 41 ″ E
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| use | originally as a road bridge | |
| Convicted | formerly RN 201 | |
| Crossing of | Les Usses | |
| place | Cruseilles and Allonzier-la-Caille | |
| construction | Suspension bridge | |
| Longest span | 193.80 meters | |
| completion | 1838 | |
| opening | July 11, 1839 | |
| planner | Émile Fulrand Belin, Paul-Léon Lehaître and Charles Berthier | |
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The Pont de la Caille , also Pont Charles-Albert called, is a 1839 road bridge built suspension bridge in the French department of Haute-Savoie , which is near the town of Cruseilles the river Les Usses crossed.
Location and function
The bridge connects with the D-1201 (formerly RN 201) the two villages of Cruseilles and Allonzier-la-Caille , both of which are located on the historic link between Geneva and Grenoble . The suspension bridge spans the river Les Usses at a height of 147 m. About 50 m from the Pont de la Caille is the Pont Caquot , built between 1924 and 1928 and inaugurated in 1932 , over which the road traffic of the D-1201 now flows. The old bridge is now used by cyclists and pedestrians to cross the valley and as a tourist attraction.
Construction and inauguration
The Pont de la Caille was one of the first rope suspension bridges in Europe. Émile Fulrand Belin (1800–1887), Paul-Léon Lehaître and Charles Berthier designed the Pont de la Caille, which was the tallest bridge in the world from its completion in 1839 to 1912.
The Pont de la Caille is in Savoy , which at that time, as the home of the Dukes of Savoy, represented the essential part of the Kingdom of Sardinia . The Pont de la Caille was inaugurated on July 11, 1839 by Carlo Alberto , King of Sardinia and Duke of Savoy.
The bridge towers were restored from 1990 to 1991. In 1992 all elements of the suspension and fastening were renewed.
Technical specifications
The main span of the bridge is 193.80 m. The load-bearing cables consist of 270 strands and give the cables a diameter of 65 mm. There are three cables on each side. Up to 1883, 154 strands were installed per cable. The diameter of the cables is now 65 mm. There are 133 steel girders on the hangers, on which the deck made of wooden planks rests. The bridge was originally designed for a load of 200 kg / m² plus a five-tonne load of a cart with three horses.
The four brick towers ( pylons ) are 22 m high and have a diameter of 3.8 m.
The four towers (two pylons)
Attachment to the abutments
Anchoring the abutments
Individual evidence
- ↑ The technical data comes from a panel in the immediate vicinity of the bridge
further reading
- Le pont Charles-Albert ou Pont de La Caille (Savoie). In: Le Magasin pittoresque. 10, 1859.
- G. Grattesat: Ponts de France. Presses Ponts et chaussées, 1984, ISBN 2-859-78030-0 , p. 120.
- B. Lemoine: L'architecture du fer. Champ Vallon, 2000, ISBN 2-903-52871-3 , p. 123.
- S. Montens: Les plus beaux ponts de France. C. Bonneton (Editor), 2001, ISBN 2-862-53275-4 , p. 132.
- M. Prade: Les Ponts monuments historiques. Editions Brissaud, 1988, ISBN 2-903-44281-9 , pp. 323-324.
Web links
- Charles Albert Bridge (English)
- Pont de la Caille (Allonzier) - 1839 (French)