Abstract: A ferry bridge having two sets of posts anchored on either side of a thoroughfare, support at height a deck over which a carriage moves, wherein a pod is suspended from said carriage for providing the transport of vehicles and passengers between two ferry docks on either side of said thoroughfare, the platform of said pod being divided into a central area dedicated to the transport of vehicles and two side areas dedicated to the transport of passengers. the entrances to the passenger transport areas are arranged on the outer lateral sides of the pod relative to the axis of movement (A) of the pod. The entrances to the vehicle transport area are arranged on the sides opposite said lateral sides, and the ferry docks for the pod comprise a means for separating the vehicles and the passengers into two streams directed toward the specific entrances thereof, respectively.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 22, 2011
Date of Patent:
October 4, 2016
Assignees:
SOLETANCHE FREYSSINET, NANTAISE DES PONTS ET PYLONES INTERNATIONAL
Abstract: The invention relates to a ferry bridge in which two sets of posts anchored on either side of a thoroughfare, such as a river, support at height a deck over which a carriage moves, wherein a pod is suspended from said carriage for providing the transport of vehicles and passengers between two ferry docks on either side of said thoroughfare, the platform of said pod being divided into a central area dedicated to the transport of vehicles and two side areas dedicated to the transport of passengers. The entrances to the passenger transport areas (6) are arranged on the outer lateral sides of the pod (3) relative to the axis of movement (A) of the pod (3). The entrances to the vehicle transport area (5) are arranged on the sides opposite said lateral sides, and the ferry docks (7) for the pod (3) comprise a means for separating the vehicles and the passengers (11) into two streams directed toward the specific entrances thereof, respectively.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 22, 2011
Publication date:
November 5, 2015
Applicants:
NANTAISE DES PONTS ET PYLONES INTERNATIONAL, SOLETANCHE FREYSSINET