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<ref>''Transporter Bridges - an Illustrated History'' by John Hannavy, published in 2020, Pen & Sword Books</ref> | <ref>''Transporter Bridges - an Illustrated History'' by John Hannavy, published in 2020, Pen & Sword Books</ref> | ||
1900 Photographs of the bridge in ''Engineering''<ref>[[Engineering 1900/02/23]]</ref> | 1900 Photographs of the bridge in ''Engineering''<ref>[[Engineering 1900/02/23]]</ref>. Described and illustrated with drawings in [[Engineering 1900/03/23]]. | ||
See [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_transbordeur_de_Rouen Wikipedia entry]. | See [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_transbordeur_de_Rouen Wikipedia entry]. | ||
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Pont transbordeur de Rouen.
NO LONGER EXTANT - Destroyed in 1940 to delay the advance of German forces.
This was the third transporter bridge to be constructed by Ferdinand Arnodin. Commissioned in September 1899. Span 143m.
The bridge was of the suspension type, characterized by slender towers and horizontal trussed girders of light construction supported by a combination of vertical cables and cable stays. Due to the height of the towers, the suspension cables had to be anchored an appreciable distance back from the waterfront.
Uniquely for Arnodin's transporter bridges, the cables which propelled the carriage along the bridge were driven by motors mounted on the gondola [1]
1900 Photographs of the bridge in Engineering[2]. Described and illustrated with drawings in Engineering 1900/03/23.
See Wikipedia entry.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Transporter Bridges - an Illustrated History by John Hannavy, published in 2020, Pen & Sword Books
- ↑ Engineering 1900/02/23