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October 26th, 2012, 07:08 AM
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The Pont des Fées (fairies' bridge) was built in 1763 to cross the Vologne on the road from Gerardmer to Saint-Dié. The name of the bridge doesn't come from "fairies" but for the old name of Spruce (the forest around the bridge is mainly spruces).
localisation: geoportail google map image hosted on flickr  Le Pont des Fées près du Saut des Cuves aux alentours de Longemer - Xonrupt et Gerardmer Vosges by HSSand, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Gérardmer ( Pont des Fées) by pollux56, on Flickr  La Lorraine d'hier et d'aujourd'hui  La Lorraine d'hier et d'aujourd'hui |
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October 27th, 2012, 08:38 AM
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Around Waville-Arnaville, the rail line form an X: you have the Nancy-Metz line on the east, the old Paris-Metz on the diagonal / , and the last part went to Longwy where there were many coal mines.
The junction is quite nice with in particular the Waville viaduct. localisation: geoportail google map  Essais du viaduc de Waville (13-9-32)  viaduc de Waville (4-4-46)  image hosted on flickr  Viaduc de Waville by Î ichael C., on Flickr  Delvaux Henri - Viaduc SNCF près de Waville  Delvaux Henri - Viaduc SNCF près de Waville Detail of the central arch. 
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October 28th, 2012, 09:16 AM
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This week we go to the center of France in Region Centre. And to begin with an unknown bridge.
Once Le blanc was the center of a local rail network. They even wanted to build a national railway (i.e. double track, standard gauge...) from Argent to Le Blanc. This line was build but only as a local line (i.e. simple track and metric gauge). However now, no train arrive at Le Blanc. Build in 1886, the viaduct is 38m hight and more than 500m long. It was a simple track. When I was a child, I used to cross this viaduct and enjoyed the walk on the old rail line. However at some point they closed it because of safety reason. It seems that they have opened it again since I saw a photo of people walking on it on the city website. localisation: geoportail google map   image hosted on flickr  Viaduc du Blanc, Indre, France. by Only Tradition, on Flickr |
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October 30th, 2012, 08:26 AM
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After Strasbourg, an other bridge which is named is covered bridge, this one real. Located in le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet, it was build in the middle of the 19th century.
This bridge was build for the workers of the rail viaduc and tunnel nearby: 19 italians workers were killed when they crossed the Bouzanne by boat. localisation: geoportail google map image hosted on flickr  Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet dans l'indre by akial, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Vue extérieure du pont couvert by philoo 14, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Pont de bois couvert by philoo 14, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  La charpente by philoo 14, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet dans l'indre by akial, on Flickr |
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October 31st, 2012, 10:18 AM
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Today, my most favored canal bridge: Briare canal bridge. It connects the Briare canal (which links the valleys of the seine and of the Loire) with the lateral canal of the Loire by crossing the Loire. Before the bridge, boats needed to cross the Loire which might be hazardous depending on the weather and of the floods.
It was inaugurated in 1896 and it remains the longest canal bridge in the world until 2003. The fireworks of the 14th July are quite impressive. Moreover, if you go there, don't miss Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses (see pics at the end). localisation: geoportail google map image hosted on flickr  Pont-canal de Briare , une péniche traverse la Loire P1110206 by 6franc6, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Pont Canal de Briare (Loiret) by Dogeed, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Le pont-canal de Briare by S.L.MAUD, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  [Pont canal de Briare] Crue Novembre 2008 by FredArt, on Flickr Bonus: Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses  Alvaro image hosted on flickr  Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses by abac077, on Flickr |
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November 1st, 2012, 10:07 AM
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The Wilson bridge is the oldest bridge of Tours. It was build between 1765 and 1778. Along with this bridge they created a great north-sud avenue (the old bridge and thus the old city center was a bit to the east). The name of this bridge came from the american president. Tours was an important american base during WWI.
In 1978, some arches collapsed. This result in 110 000 people not longer having potable water because pipes used the bridge. They will use this bridge for the new tram line. localisation: geoportail google map image hosted on flickr  Pont Wilson vu de la Grande Roue de Tours by julienlavergne, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Tours_Pont Wilson_100509 by OliviaRodolphe, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  pont Wilson le matin by dadavidov, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  La Loire vers le pont Wilson - 6 juillet 2011 (Tours) by Padicha, on Flickr  Guill37 image hosted on flickr  La Loire gelée vers le pont Wilson - 13 février 2012 (Tours) (97) by Padicha, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  La Loire gelée vers le pont Wilson - 13 février 2012 (Tours) (73) by Padicha, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Glace au pont Wilson by matfanus, on Flickr |
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November 2nd, 2012, 12:11 PM
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A little to the east of Orleans you have the two cities of Jargeau and Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel, each on one bank of the Loire. In the history you have 3 bridges between this two cities. The fist one, a stone arches bridge exited between the 13th and 18th century. During the Hundred Years' War, this bridge was a strategic point.
You must wait untill 1834 to have new bridge. This one was a suspension bridge. Some extensive works were done on this bridge because of damages due to wars / trunks / bad quality materials / no place for Pedestrian... To allow trunks, they build a new bridge in 1887 and destroyed the suspension bridge in 1988. What is interesting is that the 3 bridges are not on the exact same location. You can clearly on maps see how that impacted the cities. Due to the importance of traffic, in particular of trucks traffic, there is a plane to create a new bridge between Jargeau and Orleans. localisation: geoportail google map red: oldest bridge, green: suspension bridge, blue: new bridge   L. Garnier  L. Garnier  Roulex_45 |
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November 3rd, 2012, 09:31 AM
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The Pannes and Briare viaducts are two twin bowstring bridges. They allow the A77 motorway to cross canals. In both case, they are completed by classical bridges over the rivers which run parallel to the canals. They opened in 1999
localisation of the Briare viaduc: geoportail google map localisation of the Pannes viaduc: geoportail google map First, the Briare viaduct  clairannkalin - Canal de briare  Maarten Sepp - Canal de Briare. Crossing of the A77 motorway, 1 km e...  Roulex_45 Now, the Pannes viaduct  Maarten Sepp - Viaduc de Pannes, where road A77 crosses the Canal  FredArt  Roulex_45 |
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November 4th, 2012, 10:02 AM
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Poitou-Charente and Limousin are two rural regions. However you can find some very nice bridges there.
The Camille-de-Hogues bridge in Châtellerault was one of the first long bridge which used Reinforced concrete. It was build in 1900 however it needed extensive works between 2006-2009. localisation: geoportail google map  MOSSOT  MOSSOT  MOSSOT image hosted on flickr  Châtellerault, le pont Camille de Hogues by Poupinou, on Flickr  TCJ - Pont Camille de Hogues en travaux I don't know how to post it but don't miss this page. |
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November 5th, 2012, 10:52 AM
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The Busseau viaduct is a truss bridge. It was one of the first of its kind since it was build in 1863-1864. It can accommodate two tracks however the line is only single track and will most probably stay that way.
localisation: geoportail google map  Accrochoc image hosted on flickr  Viaduc de Busseau IMG_3953 by photostudio63 photographe clermont ferrand, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Viaduc de Busseau IMG_3937 by photostudio63 photographe clermont ferrand, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Viaduct by Le Grimpeur, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Viaduc de Busseau IMG_3945 by photostudio63 photographe clermont ferrand, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Viaduc de Busseau/Creuse by Jessie Romaneix ©, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Viaduc de Busseau/Creuse by Jessie Romaneix ©, on Flickr  MOSSOT  MOSSOT |
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November 6th, 2012, 08:08 AM
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I really like the design of the Anguienne Viaduct. It was build between 2001 and 2004 on the ring road of Angoulème.
localisation: geoportail google map  jmbascle - Viaduc de l'Anguienne image hosted on flickr  LE VIADUC by marsupilami92, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  LE VIADUC DE L'ANGUIENNE by marsupilami92, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Deux viaducs en un by tany_kely, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Anguienne (2) by Dino8., on Flickr |
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November 6th, 2012, 08:08 AM
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 Jack ma image hosted on flickr  Viaduc de l'Anguienne by Alexandre LEONARD, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Viaduc de l'Anguienne by Alexandre LEONARD, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Viaduc de l'Anguienne by kizab, on Flickr The end is normal: image hosted on flickr  Anguienne (1) by Dino8., on Flickr |
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November 7th, 2012, 05:12 PM
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Poitier was profoundly modified by the Roman after the conquest of Gaul by Caesar. They build 3 aqueducts but only some small parts remain, for instance at Vouneuil-sous-Biard.
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November 8th, 2012, 09:40 AM
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The Viaduc des Rochers Noirs is an old suspension rail bridge. It was build in 1911 for the Transcorrézien tramway. From 1959 to 1983 it was a road bridge then between 1983 and 2005 it was pedestrian only. It is now closed to all traffic.
localisation: geoportail google map  MOSSOT image hosted on flickr  P1000917 by sebsteke2002, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  0044 by ascensionvtt, on Flickr  Est Ter  Est Ter  Est Ter |
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November 9th, 2012, 09:09 AM
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The Rochefort Transporter Bridge was conceived by Ferdinand Arnodin. It opened in 1900. Before the bridge, if you wanted to cross the river, you did it by boat or go 10km upstream to the nearer bridge.
However this bridge could not keep up with the increasing number of cars who wanted to cross the river. So they build a lift bridge near it. This bridge was then demolished and replaced by a 2x2 viaduct in 1991. If you are in this region in summer, you can still used the Transporter Bridge (pedestrian + bike only). localisation: geoportail google map image hosted on flickr  Pont transbordeur - 6 by MrFenwick, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Pont transbordeur by riri 52, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Rochefort, Charente-Maritime: le pont transbordeur by Marie-Hélène Cingal, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Rochefort, Charente-Maritime: le pont transbordeur by Marie-Hélène Cingal, on Flickr  Maison du Transbordeur image hosted on flickr  Transbordeur de Rochefort 4 by tany_kely, on Flickr  LeZibou image hosted on flickr  Pont transbordeur de Rochefort by Patrice TOULZE, on Flickr |
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November 11th, 2012, 12:27 PM
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Let's go to the south of France in Midi-Pyrénnées. I crossed this region a few years ago when I walk on the way to Santiago de Compostela. It was a bit hard not to choose only bridges I saw on this trip but I managed to pick only 3.
410m long, 116m high, the Viaur Viaduct is an impressive bridge. It was built between 1895 and 1902 for the Albi-Rodez railway line. At first the central arches was in two part: the bridge is a balanced cantilever. Soon after its completion the two part were welded. Contrary to most big cantilever bridges, the deck is on the higher level. localisation: geoportail google map The viaduct during its construction.  http://www.timbresponts.fr The Viaur Viaduct gave inspiration to the painter Henri-Marcel Magne for the painting "Construction d'un viaduc" (viaduct being built).  The bridge now: image hosted on flickr  Untitled by rémi avec un i, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Le viaduc ferroviaire du Viaur by World_Citizen, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  "Viaduc du Viaur" by jean bes, on Flickr |
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November 11th, 2012, 12:29 PM
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 Viaduc du Viaur à Tanus by SebastienToulouse, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Viaduc du Viaur by wautierp, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  the viaur rail viaduct by daviddb, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  JHM-1969-1014 - France, Viaur, viaduc SNCF by jhm0284, on Flickr Two views form under the bridges: image hosted on flickr  Enchevêtrement by Richard Giulielli, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Sous le viaduc by wautierp, on Flickr |
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November 11th, 2012, 12:29 PM
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At the end of the bridge:
image hosted on flickr  Viaduc du Viaur by la_chose&co, on Flickr How the arch is connected:  © Chriusha (Хрюша) / CC-BY-SA-3.0 And to finished, a train on the bridge: image hosted on flickr  JHM-1969-1009 - France, Viaur, viaduc SNCF by jhm0284, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  JHM-1969-1011 - France, Viaur, viaduc SNCF by jhm0284, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  JHM-1969-1012 - France, Viaur, viaduc SNCF by jhm0284, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  JHM-1969-1013 - France, Viaur, viaduc SNCF by jhm0284, on Flickr
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