| Name | Pont de L'Europe, Orleans, France |
|---|---|
| Who | |
| Owner | Communauté de communes de l'Agglomération Orléanaise Client Direction: Départementale de l'Equipement du Loiret |
| Design | S. Calatrava Structural engineering: Setec TPI Wind tunnel testing: Danish Maritime Institute |
| Contractors | Chantiers Modernes Eiffel Construction Metallique Victor Buyck Steel Construction N.V. Subcontractor CAPREMIB S.A. |
| Where | Orleans, France |
| Latitude | N 47 53' 46" |
| Longitude | E 01 52' 35" |
| When | 2000 |
| Why | Major road bridge over the River Loire. |
| What | Tied Arch |
| Width | 25.74 m. |
| Length | 470.6 m. |
| Main span | 201.6 m. |
| Materials | Steel with reinforced concrete foundations |
| How to read a bridge | Read more about arches..... Read more about the book metaphor..... |
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