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October 1st, 2012, 09:48 PM
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The Cassagne Bridge is on the rail line linking Villefranche-de-Conflent to Latour-de-Carol. This is the only suspension rail bridge still in used in France. The other name of this bridge is Gisclard bridge from its architect.
The Villefranche-de-Conflent - Latour-de-Carol line has maximal slope of 6% ( 60 per thousand). This is the case of the Cassagne Bridge, thus one side of the bridge is 15m lower that the other side. localisation: geoportail google map image hosted on flickr  Pont Gisclard by Pemisera, on Flickr  http://www.jcgrosso.com/blog/  Cevenol2 image hosted on flickr  Le Pont Gisclard by Robin McMorran, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  haubans by Claudie K - on/off quelque temps, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Le pont de Cassagne (pont Gisclard) by - PaTTGReGoR -, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Le pont de Cassagne (pont Gisclard) by - PaTTGReGoR -, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Le pont de Cassagne (pont Gisclard) by - PaTTGReGoR -, on Flickr |
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October 2nd, 2012, 11:00 AM
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Devil's Bridge is the name of many many medieval arch bridges (stone or masonry). The devil's Bridge of Olargues is a good example. It was built in the beginning of the 12th century to cross the river Jaur.
localisation: geoportail google map image hosted on flickr  pont du Diable_4 by lidiya.koloyarskaya, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Olargues - Pont du Diable by Martin M. Miles, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Pont du Diable, Olargues, France by bridgink, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  pont du Diable_2 by lidiya.koloyarskaya, on Flickr  Fagairolles 34 image hosted on flickr  Pont du Diable by Your Funny Uncle, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Olargues - Le Pont du Diable by berjun, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Pont du Diable, Olargues by bcnsimpson, on Flickr |
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October 2nd, 2012, 03:16 PM
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Nice thread!
I would say that the Pont d'Avignon is the most famous French bridge in the UK too. |
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October 2nd, 2012, 04:10 PM
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Maybe in the future the Viaduc de Millau will be more famous. |
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October 4th, 2012, 04:28 PM
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Internet is back! sorry for yesterday.
The Pont Ambroix was a 1st century BC Roman bridge on the Via Domitia. It is near the gallish oppidum of Ambrussum (you can visit this place and see the bridge). The bridge was used until at least 1300. Then floods gradually destroyed the 11 arches. For instance in 1933 one of the two remaining arches was destroyed. The openings through the piers are intended to let water pass in case of flood (the water flow of the Vidourie can be multiplied by 100). localisation: geoportail google map image hosted on flickr  Pont Ambroix @Villetelle by Benjamin MOUROT, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  le pont d'Ambrussum à Villetelle by Dominique Pipet, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Pont Ambroix - Ambrussum by Clement Decouverte 34, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  L'Oppidum d'Ambrussum à Lunel (34), Pont Ambroix by Dam.R, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  le pont d'Ambrussum à Villetelle by Dominique Pipet, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  L'Oppidum d'Ambrussum à Lunel (34), Pont Ambroix by Dam.R, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  le pont d'Ambrussum à Villetelle by Dominique Pipet, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  le pont d'Ambrussum à Villetelle by Dominique Pipet, on Flickr I want to know the technical english terms corresponding to the opening in the piers. In french it is "dégueuloir" or "ouïe". Don't confuse with "élégissement" (idem, I don't know the english term) which are also openings through the piers but are intended to decrease the weight of the bridge. |
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October 4th, 2012, 04:30 PM
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Another great bridge on the Villefranche-de-Conflent - Latour-de-Carol line is the Pont Séjourné built by Paul Séjourné. Look at the two row of arches with the lower one being larger than the upper ones. Note also the opening in the piers that help decrease the weight of the deck.
localisation: geoportail google map  P.Vauclair - viaduc image hosted on flickr  pont sejourné, train jaune, fontpedrouse by thierry llansades, on Flickr  image hosted on flickr  viaduc sejourné, fontpedrouse, train jaune by thierry llansades, on Flickr  Profburp image hosted on flickr  viaduc sejourne , train jaune, fontpedrouse by thierry llansades, on Flickr |
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October 5th, 2012, 12:27 AM
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October 5th, 2012, 08:00 PM
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It is great that some French nursery rhymes are so well known. I also know the Pont d'Avignon from this rhyme, and in fact I was a little disappointed when I really see it (I was still young at this time). I don't know what I expected, and I don't remember what I though the bridge would look like.
The 2nd time I went to Avignon, I was older and appreciate a lot more. Let's go back to bridges in Languedoc-Roussillon. The history of the Quézac bridge is quite interesting. In 1350 Urban V, the pope, gave money to build this bridge however it was not enough and the next pope Benoit XIII issued a bull in 1395 asking people to give money for this bridge. The bridge was only finished at the end of the 15th century. It was damaged many times or even wash away by floods. localisation: geoportail google map  Photo: Myrabella / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-3.0 image hosted on flickr  pont romain de quezac lozere by christophe59france, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  pont de quézac by remimacon, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Pont de QUEZAC (Urbain V) by jpl01, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  pont de Quézac 2 by ch-mjt, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Pont sur la Tarn, Quezac, France by bridgink, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Pont de Quèzac by photo2nature, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  arche sur le pont de Quézac by ch-mjt, on Flickr |
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October 6th, 2012, 11:29 AM
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The aqueduct bridge of Balouvière brought water to the small city of Laudun-l'Ardoise (less than 6k inhabitants but really nice city).
The aqueduct is less than 3km long but still they manage to build this beautiful bridge. This was built in 1872. localisation: geoportail google map  http://creches-accessoires-bonniaud.com  Salsou image hosted on flickr  Aqueduc de Balouvière by kmaschke, on Flickr Last edited by ko7; October 6th, 2012 at 09:33 PM. |
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October 6th, 2012, 08:51 PM
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It's amazing that it was originally 900 metres long
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October 6th, 2012, 10:08 PM
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yeah, however they "cheated" by using an island to build 7 arches (out of 22).
What is also amazing in this bridge is that the arches are elliptical instead of circular. This was a major invention for increasing the span. |
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October 7th, 2012, 10:13 AM
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This week: Rhône-Alpes.
The Cize-Bolozon viaduct is a road-rail bridge crossing the Ain. Built in 1875 it was destroyed during th WW2 and reconstructed without change after. They did some works on the viaduct in 2000 to allow the TGV on the "Ligne du Haut-Bugey". localisation: geoportail google map image hosted on flickr  Vue aérienne de Cize-Bolozon. Le viaduc et le barrage by ASPHOR, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Cize-Bolozon Viaduct by Salamandre, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Construction du viaduc de Cize-Bolozon by ASPHOR, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Construction du viaduc de Cize-Bolozon by ASPHOR, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Construction du viaduc de Cize-Bolozon by ASPHOR, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Construction du viaduc de Cize-Bolozon by ASPHOR, on Flickr |
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October 7th, 2012, 10:15 AM
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 Viaduc de Cize-Bolozon 2 by GerardWeijnen1954, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Viaduc de Cize-Bolozon - Revermont - Ain by Vaxjo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Viaduc de Cize Bolozon by fredo f, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  16.07.2010 by ptc2bb, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Sur les routes du Revermont... by Vaxjo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Viaduc de Cize Bolozon by fredo f, on Flickr  David Gubler |
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October 8th, 2012, 07:07 AM
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The Saint-Laurent bridge is a suspension bridge built in 1838 (and heavily restored in 1909) in Grenoble. At this place, there was a ford, and then they built a bridge during the middle age ( A roman consul built a bridge there so that his army can cross but he destroyed it just after ). The medieval bridge was the only bridge crossing the Isère river for almost 80km.
It is now a pedestrian bridge. localisation: geoportail google map  lithographie de Louis Haghe image hosted on flickr  Passerelle St-Laurent sur l'Isère, Grenoble (Isère, France) by Denis Trente-Huittessan, on Flickr  AubréeB image hosted on flickr  L'Isère et la passerelle St-Laurent, Grenoble (Isère, France) by Denis Trente-Huittessan, on Flickr |
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October 9th, 2012, 05:18 PM
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Fabulous thread ! Well documented and illustrated with superb photos, thanks for this great job ! Please keep it up
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October 9th, 2012, 05:42 PM
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I have one problem for today's bridge: there are too many bridges I want to show and I must choose only one... I also find bridges I never heard about but that are so nice I want to show here. I think I have a waiting list of about fifty bridges but I still manage to pick some outside the list. So, please, just wait a bit more for today's bridge. Last edited by ko7; October 9th, 2012 at 07:46 PM. |
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October 9th, 2012, 07:47 PM
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Maybe not the best bridge in Lyon but I really like the Pont Wilson. It was built in 1918 to replace an old bridge.
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October 10th, 2012, 06:55 AM
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One of the most famous roman aqueduct in France is the Aqueduc du Gier that brought water to the city of Lugdunum (now: Lyon). On the 85km you have some spectacular remains including some bridges.
localisation: geoportail google map The biggest remain is at Chaponost (see the localisation above): image hosted on flickr  aqueduc du Gier à Chaponost by freaklolo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Rhône - Chaponost - aqueduc romain du Gier by Vaxjo, on Flickr  image hosted on flickr  IMG_5755 by esajuhani, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Rhône - Chaponost - aqueduc romain du Gier by Vaxjo, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Rhône - Chaponost - Réservoir de chasse du pont-syphon du Trion by Vaxjo, on Flickr Just after Chaponost the aqueduct must cross the Yzeron. The valley is 3km large and 140m depth thus they used an inverted siphon (you can see its beginning on the above picture). Still they needed a bridge which was 270m long and 17m high image hosted on flickr  Aqueduc de Beaunant - Rhône by Vaxjo, on Flickr |
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October 10th, 2012, 06:57 AM
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Eventhough Chaponost is the most famous place, there is also some beautiful remains everywhere.
The Pont de Jurieux at Saint-Maurice-sur-Dargoire:  Jmh2o at Soucieu-en-Jarrest image hosted on flickr  La Gerle by Punasotka, on Flickr Over the Garon river at Soucieu-en-Jarrest and Brignais: image hosted on flickr  Aqueduc du Gier : pont-siphon du Garon by Punasotka, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  "Le Chameau"; - aqueduc du Gier - Rhône by Vaxjo, on Flickr  Nonopoly In lyon:  Alorange I believe this is also in Lyon: image hosted on flickr  Vestiges de l'aqueduc du Gier by Herbaltablet, on Flickr |
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