Pont De Tancarville 1959
Pont De Tancarville 1959
The Bridge
The growth in the use of motor vehicles and the expansion of the Normandy road system in the 1950s increased the need for a bridge crossing of the River Seine. The Tancarville Bridge was planned, designed, constructed and opened in 1959 as a 680m central-span suspension bridge. It improved access from the south to the port and industrial area of Le Havre.
It has a steel truss-stiffened deck, painted a distinctive red, and concrete towers. In the late 1990s two additional main cables were added and some hangers were replaced.
Pont de Tancarville
Suspension bridge across the River Seine
Key Facts
Improved road access to the port of Le Havre
Stiffened truss deck for aerodynamic stability
Location
Between Tancarville and Marais-Vernier
Across the River Seine, Normandy, France
Designers and Engineers
Marcel Huet
Jacques-Ramsay Robinson
Nicolas Esquillan
Description
Suspension bridge
608m main span
1,420m total length
Main contractors
Consortium of French contractors
Construction
Began on 16 November 1955
Opened 2 July 1959
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