Bras de la Plaine Bridge

The Bras de la Plaine Bridge is a road bridge over the Bras de la Plaine river in Réunion, France. The Bras de la Plaine bridge crosses one of the deeper gorges on the island.

Bras de la Plaine Bridge Pont du Bras de la Plaine
Coordinates	21°16′35″S 55°27′55″E
Carries	Motor vehicles, Pedestrians and cyclists
Crosses	Bras de la Plaine River
Locale	Réunion,  France
Characteristics
Design	Cantilever bridge, Truss bridge
Material	Concrete and Steel
Total length	305 metres (1,001 ft)
Width	10.90 metres (35.8 ft)
Longest span	280 metres (920 ft)
No. of spans	1
Clearance below	110 metres (360 ft)
History
Construction start	2000 (2000)
Opened	18 December 2002 (2002-12-18)
Location

The 280-metre-long (920 ft) single-span bridge is essentially two bridges, each composed of a steel Warren truss, that meet in the middle. The 10.90-metre-wide (35.8 ft) bridge comprises a 6-metre-wide (20 ft) bi-directional carriageway, two 1.35-metre-wide (4.4 ft) pedestrian pavements and two 1.10-metre-wide (3.6 ft) 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 elegant slender single span composite truss bridge with innovative construction details.

See also

• List of bridges in France

External links

• Bras de la Plaine Bridge at Structurae
• IABSE Outstanding Structure Award

21°16′35″S 55°27′55″E