© Yves André

c：Yves André

架构师提供的文本描述。这座450米长的大桥对周围的景观有影响，这绝不是微不足道的事情。尽管它离地面只有几米远，但这个大物体的影响是巨大的。就像摩天大楼的“垂直建筑”与城市的天际线相互作用一样，桥梁的“水平建筑”与土地相互作用。在这种情况下，土地包括不均匀的土地，一条道路，一条铁轨，一条堤坝，一条运河和一条河流。

Text description provided by the architects. This 450-metre bridge has an effect on its surrounding landscape that is anything but trivial. Even though it stands just a few metres from the ground, the impact of this large object is significant. In the same way that the “vertical architecture” of a skyscraper interacts with its urban skyline, the bridge’s “horizontal architecture” interacts with the land. In this case, the land comprises heterogeneous fields, a road, a railway track, embankments, a canal and a river.

 Floor Plan

RhôNe桥的概念是一个反映不同静态载荷分布的连续对象。这种形式的统一“跨越”了地形的不规则性，并通过按照调和曲线的数学原理逐步增加其跨度来与位置进行逻辑交互。横越RhôNe所需的74米被整合到这种准数学逻辑中，在这种逻辑中，最大负载“自然”地融合到整个结构中，而没有明显的视觉效果。建造这座桥的混凝土的颜色在景观中划出了一条“红线”。巷道的形状来源于将弯矩曲线与形式相结合的愿望，其中斜面反映了变化的跨度。该结构是作为一个壳，反映不同的静态负荷，通过捕捉光以不同的方式。支护桩采用类似的原则，其V形设计，和一个角度的“舱底”形式，是重复的和渐进的。最后，桥梁两端的两个桥台，以及锚固点和返回点，就像道路所依靠的“张开的手”。

The concept for the Rhône Bridge is that of a continuous object that reflects the distribution of different static loads. This unity of form “strides” over irregularities in the terrain and interacts logically with the location by progressively increasing its span in line with the mathematical principle of harmonic curves. The 74 metres required to cross the Rhône are thus integrated into this quasi-mathematical logic, in which the maximum load merges “naturally” into the whole structure with no noticeable visual effort. The colour of the concrete from which the bridge is built strikes a “red line” through the landscape. The shape of the roadway was derived from a desire to combine curve of moments with form, where the bevelled facets reflect the changing span. The structure is designed as a shell that reflects the different static loads by catching the light in a distinct way. The supporting piles adopt a similar principle, with their V-shape design, and a angled “bilge” form that is both repetitive and progressive. Lastly, the two abutments that mark each end of the bridge, as well as the anchorage points and returns, are rather like “open hands” on which the roadway rests.

Architects Meier + Associés Architectes

Location Les Evouettes, 1897 Port-Valais, Switzerland

Category Vehicular Bridge

Project Year 2012