mageba – Project information Pont de Normandie (France) Project description Delivered products Highlights & facts Pont de Normandie is situated in north- The bridge is equipped with mageba mo- western France and crosses the River Seine dular joints type LR9 and LR10. The com- mageba-products: between Le Havre and Honfleur. With the plete system of mageba modular joints Type: TENSA®MODULAR main span width of 856m, pylon height of features is elastic, force-fitted, but at the type LR9 / LR10 203m, and the total length of 2,141m, the same time, movable supported. The joints Features: max. movement bridge is one of the longest cable-stayed allow movement and rotation in all three 720 / 800 mm bridges in the world. axes. For that reason, longitudinal move- Installed: 1995 ments are evenly distributed between sin- Thanks to its slim and elegant construc- Bridge: gle elastomeric profiles. tion, it is also among the most beautiful City: Honfleur bridges in the world. Thanks to a tough design, high-quality Country: Frankreich components and a well-functioning quali- Built: 1988-1994 ty system, mageba modular joints achieve Type: Cable-stayed bridge a high fatigue resistance and consequently Length: 2‘141 m long durability. The modular joints were installed in 1995. On-site inspections have found that there are no significant signs of wear and tear and that, even after almost 10 years of usage, the joints are in excel- lent condition. Modular joint preserves faultless functionality even in Pont de Normandie is situated in north-western France Elastic control system of modular joint type LR9 the case of a steep longitudinal slope (here 6%) Belgium France Switzerland © 2012 Google Switzerland www.mageba.ch Version 2012.10 CH-EN ©mageba mageba sa - Solistrasse 68 - 8180 Bülach - Switzerland - T +41 44 872 40 50 - [email protected].