Bridges and Viaducts of Luxembourg
The Victor Bodson Bridge (Hesperange Viaduct)
The Victor Bodson Bridge, also known as the Hesperange Viaduct, is located on the southeast freeway bypass of Luxembourg City and spans the Alzette valley at a height of 40 m in order to connect the plateaus of Howald and Itzig.
The work is a symmetric cable-stayed structure with a single central concrete pylon 61 m in height and a sheet of radial cables, each half-sheet composed of 16 cables with lengths varying from 42 to 140 m.
Viewed from far away the structure resembles a majestic sailing ship. The most unusual characteristic of the bridge, however, is the curve (R = 1,750 m) of the path it follows, a very rare feature for a cable-stayed bridge.
| Price of the series: | 1,93 € |
|---|---|
| Draw & engrav.: | Guillaume Broux (Malines, (B)) |
| Printing: | combined engraving and multicolour photogravure by the Imprimerie du Timbre, Malines (B) |
| Size: | 27.66 x 48 mm (stamp of 0,45 €) and 27.66 x 38.40 mm (stamps of 0,59 and 0,89 €) |
Post eShop
Competition
PostEurop 2013
