Bras de la Plaine Bridge
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The Bras de la Plaine Bridge is a road bridge over the Bras de la Plaine river on Réunion
island, Overseas region of France
.
The Bras de la Plaine bridge crosses one of the deeper gorges on the island.
The 280 m (918.6 ft) long single span
bridge is essentially two bridges, each composed of a steel Warren truss
that meet in the middle. The 10.9 m (35.8 ft) wide bridge comprises a 6 m wide bi-directional carriageway, two 1,35 m wide pedestrian pavements and two 1,10 m wide cycle paths.
The deck is a prestressed, composite truss structure comprising two concrete slabs linked by two planes of steel tubes in triangular layout.
The Bras de la Plaine Bridge received the 2003 Outstanding Structure Award
from the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering
for being an an elegant slender single span composite truss bridge with innovative construction details.
Réunion
Réunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France...
island, Overseas region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
The Bras de la Plaine bridge crosses one of the deeper gorges on the island.
The 280 m (918.6 ft) long single span
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bridge is essentially two bridges, each composed of a steel Warren truss
Warren Truss
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that meet in the middle. The 10.9 m (35.8 ft) wide bridge comprises a 6 m wide bi-directional carriageway, two 1,35 m wide pedestrian pavements and two 1,10 m wide cycle paths.
The deck is a prestressed, composite truss structure comprising two concrete slabs linked by two planes of steel tubes in triangular layout.
The Bras de la Plaine Bridge received the 2003 Outstanding Structure Award
Outstanding Structure Award
The Outstanding Structure Award is an award presented by the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering to the Engineer, Architect, Contractor, and the Owner in recognition of the most remarkable, innovative, creative or otherwise stimulating structure completed within the last...
from the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering
International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering
The International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering is a non-profit organisation with mission to promote the exchange of knowledge and to advance the practice of structural engineering worldwide in the service of the profession and society, taking into consideration technical,...
for being an an elegant slender single span composite truss bridge with innovative construction details.