Louis-Jean Résal
French bridge engineer
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| Intro | French bridge engineer | |
| Places | France | |
| was | Engineer Civil engineer | |
| Work field | Engineering | |
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| Birth | 22 October 1854, Besançon | |
| Death | 14 November 1919Paris (aged 65 years) | |
| Star sign | Libra |
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Biography
Jean Résal was a chief engineer of bridges. He was born October 22, 1854 in Besançon, who died in 1919. He is regarded as the greatest designer of metal bridges in the late nineteenth century.
Professor of mechanical engineering at the École polytechnique, he is the designer of several metal bridges in France:
Nantes Résal Bridge (rail), destroyed during the Second World War, rebuilt in concrete
Road bridge over the Erdre (Nantes), appointed first bridge Barbin, then Pont du General de la Motte Rouge.
Mirabeau bridge in Paris (road bridge, 93 m range)
Alexandre-III Bridge (Paris) (highway bridge, 107 m range)
Bercy bridge (Paris)
Gateway Debilly (Paris)
Bridge of Notre-Dame (Paris)
Achievements
Mirabeau bridge
Bercy bridge
Bridge of Notre-Dame