Viaduc du Pays de Tulle

Viaduc du Pays de Tulle
	The viaduct at Naves
use	Autoroute A89
Crossing of	Corrèze
place	Grommet
construction	Girder bridge haunched
overall length	854 m
width	19.53 m
Number of openings	5
Longest span	180 m
height	150 m
building-costs	approx. € 35,000,000
start of building	2000
completion	2002
opening	2002
construction time	2 years
planner	Jean Muller International, Michel Duviard, Charles Lavigne , Alain Montois
toll	Autoroutes du Sud de la France
	location

The Viaduc du Pays de Tulle is a road bridge in the French department of Corrèze . On it, the A89 autoroute crosses the Corrèze valley near the villages of Naves , Les Angles-sur-Corrèze et Gimel-les-Cascades between the Tulle-Nord and Tulle-Ost exits.

description

The bridge is a haunched girder bridge made of prestressed concrete . It was built between 2000 and 2002 by the Grands Travaux de Marseille company . The client was the Autoroutes du Sud de la France , the concept was created by Jean Muller International , the structural engineer was Michel Duviard, the architects were Charles Lavigne and Alain Montois. 17,500 m³ of concrete and a total of 3,500 tons of steel were used. The five pillars support the 854 m long bridge at a maximum height over the Corrèze of 150 m. This makes it one of the tallest bridges in France.

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