Chateaubriand Bridge

The Chateaubriand Bridge is a concrete deck arch road bridge in Brittany, France, that crosses the Rance river. For geographical conditions and technical traditions, France does not have many arch bridges.

Chateaubriand Bridge Pont Chateaubriand
View in April 2010
Coordinates	48.537°N 1.9714°W / 48.537; -1.9714
Carries	Vehicles on the Route nationale N176
Crosses	Rance (river)
Locale	Brittany, north-west France, 35430
Characteristics
Design	Open spandrel deck arch bridge with twin-girder steel-composite deck
Material	Reinforced concrete and steel
Total length	424 m (1,391 ft)
Longest span	250 m (820 ft)
No. of spans	1
Piers in water	0
History
Architect	Jacques Mathivat
Designer	Auguste Arsac, Charles Lavigne
Constructed by	Campenon-Bernard
Fabrication by	Compagnie Française d'Entreprises Métalliques (CFEM)
Construction start	1988
Construction end	1990
Opened	1991
Location

History

Under construction

Design

The need for a bridge was envisaged by SETRA (Service d'études sur les transports, les routes et leurs aménagements).

Construction

It had a cantilever construction with cable-stays (staying wires). The steel construction was by Compagnie Française d'Entreprises Métalliques, now owned by Eiffage. It was built with high performance Class C60 concrete.

Structure

The bridge carries the European route E401 or Route nationale 176. It is near Plouër-sur-Rance and La Ville-ès-Nonais. The bridge spans the two departments of Ille-et-Vilaine, to the east, and Côtes-d'Armor, to the west.

See also

• List of bridges in France
• List of longest arch bridge spans
• Morbihan Bridge at La Roche-Bernard, similar design, opened 1996

External links

• Structurae