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Paul Eliasson
Brian Follweiler
Construction Overview
Temporary piers used to
help launch and support
the deck as the the
pylons were
constructed.
The 2460m deck was
launched in two pieces.
Pylons and cables were
added on top of the
piers.
Deck Launching
7 temporary piers
help support the
weight of the deck.
2 deck segments
are launched from
the each end of the
bridge.
Hydraulic Launchers
Computerized
launchers push the
pre-fabricated deck
segments onto the
piers.
Each cycle moves
the deck 600mm.
Total of 5000 cycles
required.
Nose Recovery
Weight of steel boxgirder deck sags as
span is completed.
Nose recovery
system attached to
raise the deck to the
level of the next pier.
Completion
Two deck segments
joined in May of
2004.
Opened to traffic on
December 16, 2004.
This new route
shaves 60km off the
Paris-Barcelona
route.