This list of bridges in France lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.
Historical and architectural interest bridges
Name | Distinction | Length | Type | Carries Crosses | Opened | Location | District | Ref. | ||
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1 | Pont Julien | Historic monument | 118 m (387 ft) | Masonry 3 semi-circular arches | 3 BC | Apt–Bonnieux 43°51′45.3″N 5°18′23.4″E / 43.862583°N 5.306500°E | Vaucluse | [M 1] [S 1] | ||
2 | Pont du Gard | Height : 48.7 m (160 ft) Span : 24.4 m (80 ft) World Heritage Site Historic monument | 275 m (902 ft) | Masonry 3 levels (6, 11 and 35 semi-circular arches), shelly limestone | 1st century | Vers-Pont-du-Gard 43°56′51.2″N 4°32′6.4″E / 43.947556°N 4.535111°E | Gard | [M 2] [S 2] [1] | ||
3 | Pont Ambroix in ruins | Historic monument | 100 m (330 ft) | Masonry 1 semi-circular arch (7 originally) | 1st century | Gallargues-le-Montueux–Villetelle 43°43′2″N 4°9′6.9″E / 43.71722°N 4.151917°E | Gard Hérault | [M 3] [S 3] | ||
4 | Pont Flavien | Historic monument | 25 m (82 ft) | Masonry 1 semi-circular arch, 2 access doors, limestone | 1st century | Saint-Chamas 43°32′28.8″N 5°2′34.8″E / 43.541333°N 5.043000°E | Bouches-du-Rhône | [M 4] [S 4] | ||
5 | Roman Bridge (Vaison-la-Romaine) | Historic monument | 17 m (56 ft) | Masonry 1 arch | Road bridge Ouvèze | 1st century | Vaison-la-Romaine 44°14′20″N 5°4′28.7″E / 44.23889°N 5.074639°E | Vaucluse | [M 5] [S 5] | |
6 | Pont romain de Viviers | Historic monument | 108 m (354 ft) | Masonry 11 arches (9 semi-circular, 2 segmental) | Escoutay | 2nd century | Viviers 44°29′18.8″N 4°40′18.2″E / 44.488556°N 4.671722°E | Ardèche | [M 6] [S 6] | |
7 | Pont du Diable, Hérault | Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France World Heritage Site Historic monument | 65 m (213 ft) | Masonry 2 arches | Former road bridge Hérault (river) | 1031 | Aniane–Saint-Jean-de-Fos 43°42′27.4″N 3°33′26.3″E / 43.707611°N 3.557306°E | Hérault | [M 7] [S 7] [2] | |
8 | Pont Vieux (Albi) | Episcopal City of Albi World Heritage Site Historic monument | 151 m (495 ft) | Masonry 9 arches | Road bridge Tarn (river) | 11th century | Albi 43°55′52.1″N 2°8′40.6″E / 43.931139°N 2.144611°E | Tarn | [M 8] [S 8] [3] | |
9 | Pont du Diable (Chalencon) | Historic monument | 50 m (160 ft) | Masonry 2 semi-circular arches | Footbridge Ance (river) | 11th century | Saint-André-de-Chalencon–Tiranges 45°16′59.5″N 3°59′4.8″E / 45.283194°N 3.984667°E | Haute-Loire | [M 9] [S 9] | |
10 | Pont Saint-Bénézet | A chapel sits on the bridge World Heritage Site Historic monument | 120 m (390 ft) | Masonry 4 arches remaining | 1185 | Avignon 43°57′13.9″N 4°48′17.5″E / 43.953861°N 4.804861°E | Vaucluse | [M 10] [S 10] [4] | ||
11 | Pont Vieux de Béziers | Historic monument | 241 m (791 ft) | Masonry 15 arches | Road bridge Orb (river) | 12th century | Béziers 43°20′21.6″N 3°12′29.4″E / 43.339333°N 3.208167°E | Hérault | [M 11] [S 11] | |
12 | Pont du Diable (Olargues) | Historic monument | Masonry 1 main semi-circular arch (7 originally) | Footbridge Jaur | 12th century | Olargues 43°33′25.2″N 2°54′41.3″E / 43.557000°N 2.911472°E | Hérault | [M 12] [S 12] | ||
13 | Vieux Pont de Sospel | Bridge castle Historic monument | 36 m (118 ft) | Masonry 2 arches | Footbridge Bévéra | 13th century | Sospel 43°52′40.7″N 7°26′57.1″E / 43.877972°N 7.449194°E | Alpes-Maritimes | [M 13] [S 13] | |
14 | Pont de Rohan | One of the few remaining inhabited bridge Historic monument | 67 m (220 ft) | Masonry | Footbridge Élorn | 1336 | Landerneau 48°27′0.5″N 4°14′57.3″W / 48.450139°N 4.249250°W | Finistère | [M 14] [S 14] [5] | |
15 | Pont du Diable (Céret) | Span : 45 m (148 ft) Historic monument | Masonry 1 semi-circular arch | Former road bridge Tech (river) | 1341 | Céret 42°29′43.6″N 2°44′39.5″E / 42.495444°N 2.744306°E | Pyrénées-Orientales | [M 15] [S 15] | ||
16 | Pont Valentré | Bridge castle Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France World Heritage Site Historic monument | 138 m (453 ft) | Masonry 7 pointed arches, 3 bridge towers | Footbridge Lot (river) | 1378 | Cahors 44°26′42.2″N 1°25′54.1″E / 44.445056°N 1.431694°E | Lot | [M 16] [S 16] [2] | |
17 | Pont Grand (Tournon-sur-Rhône) | Span : 49.2 m (161 ft) Historic monument | Masonry 1 semi-circular arch | Road bridge Doux (river) | 1379 | Tournon-sur-Rhône–Saint-Jean-de-Muzols 45°4′0.1″N 4°46′51.8″E / 45.066694°N 4.781056°E | Ardèche | [M 17] [S 17] | ||
18 | Pont Vieux (Espalion) | Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France World Heritage Site Historic monument | Masonry 4 pointed arches, sandstone | Footbridge Lot (river) | 14th century | Espalion 44°31′20.9″N 2°45′49.4″E / 44.522472°N 2.763722°E | Aveyron | [M 18] [S 18] | ||
19 | Nyons Bridge | Span : 40.5 m (133 ft) Historic monument | Masonry 1 segmental arch, limestone | Road bridge Aigues | 1409 | Nyons 44°21′35.7″N 5°8′38.8″E / 44.359917°N 5.144111°E | Drôme | [M 19] [S 19] | ||
20 | Pont Neuf | Oldest bridge over the Seine river in Paris Paris, Banks of the Seine World Heritage Site Historic monument | 232 m (761 ft) | Masonry 12 arches (7+5) | Road bridge Seine | 1607 | 1st–6th arrondissement of Paris 48°51′27.8″N 2°20′30.7″E / 48.857722°N 2.341861°E | Paris | [M 20] [S 20] [6] | |
21 | Pont Lesdiguières | Span : 45.6 m (150 ft) Historic monument | Masonry 1 arch | Former road bridge Drac (river) | 1611 | Le Pont-de-Claix–Claix 45°7′14.5″N 5°41′47.2″E / 45.120694°N 5.696444°E | Isère | [M 21] [S 21] | ||
22 | Pont de Lavaur | Span : 48.7 m (160 ft) Historic monument | 116 m (381 ft) | Masonry 1 arch | Road bridge Agout | 1791 | Lavaur–Labastide-Saint-Georges 43°42′5.1″N 1°49′24.6″E / 43.701417°N 1.823500°E | Tarn | [M 22] [S 22] | |
23 | Gignac Bridge | Span : 48.4 m (159 ft) Historic monument | 175 m (574 ft) | Masonry 3 arches (1 main pseudo-elliptical, 2 semi-circular) | Road bridge Hérault (river) | 1810 | Gignac 43°39′13.1″N 3°32′8.4″E / 43.653639°N 3.535667°E | Hérault | [M 23] [S 23] [7] | |
24 | Pont de Vieille-Brioude collapsed in 1822 | Span : 54.6 m (179 ft) | 100 m (330 ft) | Masonry | Road bridge Allier (river) | 1818 | Vieille-Brioude 45°15′38.3″N 3°24′30.8″E / 45.260639°N 3.408556°E | Haute-Loire | [S 24] | |
25 | Pont de pierre (Bordeaux) | Historic monument | 487 m (1,598 ft) | Masonry 17 segmental arches | 1822 | Bordeaux 44°50′18.3″N 0°33′46.2″W / 44.838417°N 0.562833°W | Gironde | [M 24] [S 25] | ||
26 | Pont de Tournon-sur-Rhône destroyed in 1965 | Conception by Marc Seguin Span : 85 m (279 ft) (x2) | 170 m (560 ft) | Suspension Iron wire-cable, masonry pylons | Road bridge Rhône | 1825 | Tournon-sur-Rhône–Tain-l'Hermitage 45°4′9.6″N 4°50′1.5″E / 45.069333°N 4.833750°E | Ardèche Drôme | [M 25] [8] | |
27 | Pont de la Caille | Highest bridge in the world when inaugurated Height : 147 m (482 ft) Span : 191 m (627 ft) Historic monument | 191 m (627 ft) | Suspension Masonry pylons | Former road bridge Les Usses | 1839 | Cruseilles–Allonzier-la-Caille 46°0′43″N 6°6′42.4″E / 46.01194°N 6.111778°E | Haute-Savoie | [M 26] [S 26] [9] | |
28 | Pont suspendu de Tonnay-Charente | Historic monument | 635 m (2,083 ft) | Suspension Iron and wooden deck | Former road bridge Charente (river) | 1842 | Tonnay-Charente 45°56′24.5″N 0°53′9.5″W / 45.940139°N 0.885972°W | Charente-Maritime | [M 27] [S 27] | |
29 | Roquefavour Aqueduct | Height : 82.6 m (271 ft) Historic monument | 393 m (1,289 ft) | Masonry 3 levels (12, 15 and 53 semi-circular arches) | 1847 | Ventabren 43°31′0.4″N 5°18′46.8″E / 43.516778°N 5.313000°E | Bouches-du-Rhône | [M 28] [S 28] | ||
30 | Viaduc de Saint-Chamas | Height : 31 m (102 ft) Historic monument | 385 m (1,263 ft) | Masonry 49 cross semi-circular arches | 1848 | Saint-Chamas 43°32′33.4″N 5°2′58.9″E / 43.542611°N 5.049694°E | Bouches-du-Rhône | [M 29] [S 29] | ||
31 | Pont du Jardin des plantes de Grenoble | First bridge made of poured concrete Build by Louis Vicat | Arch Concrete | Footbridge | 1855 | Grenoble | Isère | [10] | ||
32 | Orb Aqueduct | Canal du Midi World Heritage Site Historic monument | 240 m (790 ft) | Masonry 7 elliptical arches | 1856 | Béziers 43°20′4.8″N 3°12′46.3″E / 43.334667°N 3.212861°E | Hérault | [M 30] [S 30] [11] | ||
33 | Pont de Rochemaure | Conception by Marc Seguin Historic monument | 304 m (997 ft) | Suspension Iron wire-cable, wooden deck, 3 masonry pylons | Former road bridge Rhône | 1859 | Rochemaure 44°34′58.1″N 4°42′39.4″E / 44.582806°N 4.710944°E | Ardèche | [M 31] [S 31] [12] | |
34 | Viaduc de Busseau | Height : 56.5 m (185 ft) Historic monument | 339 m (1,112 ft) | Truss Wrought iron deck and piers | Montluçon–Saint-Sulpice-Laurière railway Creuse (river) | 1864 | Ahun–Cressat 46°07′23.4″N 2°01′35.1″E / 46.123167°N 2.026417°E | Creuse | [M 32] [S 32] | |
35 | Pont du Châtelet (Fouillouse) | Height : 108 m (354 ft) Span : 18 m (59 ft) | 27 m (89 ft) | Masonry 1 segmental arch | Road bridge Ubaye | 1882 | Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye 44°32′10.9″N 6°47′08.8″E / 44.536361°N 6.785778°E | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | [S 33] | |
36 | Viaduc de Lavaur | Conception by Paul Séjourné Span : 61.5 m (202 ft) | 123 m (404 ft) | Masonry 1 main semi-circular arch | Montauban-Ville-Bourbon–La Crémade railway Agout | 1884 | Lavaur–Labastide-Saint-Georges 43°42′11.8″N 1°49′26.7″E / 43.703278°N 1.824083°E | Tarn | [S 34] | |
37 | Garabit viaduct | Highest viaduct in the world when inaugurated Construction by Gustave Eiffel Historic monument | 565 m (1,854 ft) | Arch Wrought iron deck arch | Béziers–Neussargues railway Truyère | 1888 | Ruynes-en-Margeride–Val-d'Arcomie 44°58′31.3″N 3°10′37.8″E / 44.975361°N 3.177167°E | Cantal | [M 33] [S 35] [13] | |
38 | Briare aqueduct | Longest navigable aqueduct in France Historic monument | 662 m (2,172 ft) | Box girder Steel | 1896 | Briare–Saint-Firmin-sur-Loire 47°37′54.7″N 2°44′11.4″E / 47.631861°N 2.736500°E | Loiret | [M 34] [S 36] [14] | ||
39 | Oudan Canal Bridge | A rare example of a river-bridge, the river passes over the canal | Box girder Steel | Oudan (river) Canal de Roanne à Digoin | 1897 | Roanne 46°02′56.6″N 4°05′48.5″E / 46.049056°N 4.096806°E | Loire | [S 37] | ||
40 | Rochefort-Martrou Transporter Bridge | Last transporter bridge in France Conception by Ferdinand Arnodin Historic monument | 175 m (574 ft) | Suspension Steel Transporter bridge | 1900 | Rochefort 45°54′58.1″N 0°57′39.0″W / 45.916139°N 0.960833°W | Charente-Maritime | [M 35] [S 38] [15] | ||
41 | Pont Alexandre III | Conception by Louis-Jean Résal Paris, Banks of the Seine World Heritage Site Historic monument | 160 m (520 ft) | Arch Steel deck arch | Road bridge Seine | 1900 | 1st–6th arrondissement of Paris 48°51′49.2″N 2°18′48.8″E / 48.863667°N 2.313556°E | Paris | [M 36] [S 39] [6] | |
42 | Pont des Catalans | Conception by Paul Séjourné | 257 m (843 ft) | Masonry 5 elliptical arches | Road bridge Garonne | 1908 | Toulouse 43°36′11.7″N 1°25′40.6″E / 43.603250°N 1.427944°E | Haute-Garonne | [S 40] | |
43 | Pont Séjourné | Conception by Paul Séjourné Historic monument | 237 m (778 ft) | Masonry 2 levels (1 and 16 arches) | 1908 | Fontpédrouse 42°31′4″N 2°12′13.5″E / 42.51778°N 2.203750°E | Pyrénées-Orientales | [M 37] [S 41] | ||
44 | Fades viaduct | Highest railway bridge in France Height : 132.5 m (435 ft) Piers height : 92.3 m (303 ft) Historic monument | 470 m (1,540 ft) | Truss Warren type, steel and laminated iron deck, granite hollow piers | Lapeyrouse–Volvic railway Sioule | 1909 | Les Ancizes-Comps–Sauret-Besserve 45°58′18.2″N 2°48′10″E / 45.971722°N 2.80278°E | Puy-de-Dôme | [M 38] [S 42] [16] | |
45 | Pont de Cassagne | Conception by Ferdinand Arnodin Historic monument | 253 m (830 ft) | Suspension Metal girder deck and pylons, masonry piers Gisclard cable bridge | 1909 | Sauto–Planès 42°30′14.3″N 2°8′36.1″E / 42.503972°N 2.143361°E | Pyrénées-Orientales | [M 39] [S 43] | ||
46 | Pont des Pierres destroyed in 1944 | Span : 80 m (260 ft) | Masonry 1 segmental arch | 1910 | Confort–Montanges 46°9′55″N 5°48′40″E / 46.16528°N 5.81111°E | Ain | [S 44] | |||
47 | Viaduc des Rochers Noirs | Conception by Ferdinand Arnodin Historic monument | 170 m (560 ft) | Suspension Metal girder deck and pylons, masonry piers Gisclard cable bridge | Transcorrézien Luzège | 1913 | Lapleau–Soursac 45°16′6.2″N 2°10′56″E / 45.268389°N 2.18222°E | Corrèze | [M 40] [S 45] | |
48 | Viaduc de la Roizonne | Conception by Paul Séjourné Span : 79 m (259 ft) | 260 m (850 ft) | Masonry 1 main semi-circular arch | Chemin de fer de La Mure Roizonne | 1928 | Nantes-en-Ratier–Siévoz 44°54′51.7″N 5°49′43.4″E / 44.914361°N 5.828722°E | Isère | [S 46] |
Major road and railway bridges
This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 meters (non-exhaustive list).
Notes and references
- Notes
- "POP : la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine". Pop.culture.gouv.fr - Ministry of Culture (in French). Mérimée database
- Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
- Others references
See also
- List of bridges in Paris
- List of medieval bridges in France
- Transport in France
- Roads in France
- Highways in France
- Rail transport in France
- Geography of France
- fr:Liste des ponts de France protégés aux monuments historiques (in French) - List of bridges in France protected as historical monuments
- Charenton Metro-Viaduct
- Crueize Viaduct
External links
- "Liste des ouvrages". Art-et-histoire.com (in French).
- "Les ponts et leurs représentation en philatelie". Timbresponts.fr (in French).
- "Cable-Stayed Bridges of Europe... and Beyond (France)". Pwpeics.se. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017.
- "Suspension Bridges of France". bridgemeister.com.
- "Category: Bridges in France". highestbridges.com.
Further reading
- Prade, Marcel (1988). Les ponts monuments historiques (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 432. ISBN 2-902170-54-8.
- Prade, Marcel (1988). Ponts et viaducs au XIXe siècle (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 408. ISBN 2-902170-59-9.
- Prade, Marcel (1990). Ponts & Viaducs Remarquables d'Europe (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 351. ISBN 2-902170-65-3.
- de Dartein, Fernand. Études sur les ponts en pierre remarquables par leur décoration antérieurs au XIXe siècle (in French). Paris: Librairie polytechnique Béranger.
- Volume 1 : Ponts français antérieurs au XVIIIe siècle. 1912.
- Volume 2 : Ponts français du XVIIIe siècle. Centre de la France. 1912.
- Volume 3 : Ponts français du XVIIIe siècle. Languedoc. 1908.
- Volume 4 : Ponts français du XVIIIe siècle. Bourgogne. 1909.
- Mesqui, Jean (1986). Picard (ed.). Le pont en France avant le temps des ingénieurs (in French). Paris. p. 304. ISBN 2-7084-0322-2.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Marrey, Bernard (1990). Picard (ed.). Les ponts modernes – XVIII - XIXe siècles (in French). Paris. p. 319. ISBN 2-7084-0401-6.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Marrey, Bernard (1995). Picard (ed.). Les ponts modernes – XXe siècle (in French). Paris. p. 279. ISBN 2-7084-0484-9.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Bosman, Françoise; Mille, Martine; Piernas, Gersende (2010). Somogy (ed.). Ponts d'ici et d'ailleurs. L'art du vide. Trois siècles de génie français XVIIIe-XXe (in French). Paris. p. 424. ISBN 978-2-7572-0357-6.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Montens, Serge (2009). Christine Bonneton (ed.). Les 500 plus beaux ponts de France (in French). Paris. p. 287. ISBN 978-2-86253-453-4.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Leonhardt, Fritz (1982). The architectural Press (ed.). Brücken - Bridges (in German). Londres. p. 308. ISBN 0-85139-764-6.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Smith Whitney, Charles (1983). Greenwich House (ed.). Bridges. Their art, science & evolution. New York. p. 360. ISBN 0-517-402440.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Troyano, Leonardo Fernández (2003). Bridge Engineering. A Global Perspective. London: Thomas Telford Publishing. ISBN 0-7277-3215-3.
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