| Bridge Name: | Bras de la Plaine Bridge |
| Native Name: | Pont du Bras de la Plaine |
| Native Name Lang: | fr |
| Carries: | Motor vehicles, Pedestrians and cyclists |
| Crosses: | Bras de la Plaine River |
| Locale: | Réunion, |
| Design: | Cantilever bridge, Truss bridge |
| Material: | Concrete and Steel |
| Spans: | 1 |
The Bras de la Plaine Bridge is a road bridge over the Bras de la Plaine river in Réunion, France.The Bras de la Plaine bridge crosses one of the deeper gorges on the island.
The 280adj=midNaNadj=mid single-span bridge is essentially two bridges, each composed of a steel Warren truss, that meet in the middle. The 10.9adj=midNaNadj=mid bridge comprises a 6adj=midNaNadj=mid bi-directional carriageway, two 1.35adj=midNaNadj=mid pedestrian pavements and two 1.1adj=midNaNadj=mid cycle paths.The deck is a prestressed, composite truss structure comprising two concrete slabs linked by two planes of steel tubes in triangular layout.
The Bras de la Plaine Bridge received the 2003 Outstanding Structure Award from the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering for being an elegant slender single span composite truss bridge with innovative construction details.