Pont Grand.
The Pont Grand is a stone bridge connecting Tournon-sur-Rhône to Saint-Jean-de-Muzols,[1] in Ardèche, France, built between 1379 and 1583. The bridge features a single, semi-circular arch over the river Doux with a span of 49.20 m.[2][3] The height of the piers is 17.73 m.
See also
Other very large medieval bridges
- Puente del Diablo (Martorell) (37.3 m span)
- Ponte della Maddalena (37.8 m span)
- Puente de San Martín (Toledo) (40 m span)
- Nyons Bridge (40.53 m span)
- Pont du Diable (Céret) (45.45 m span)
- Castelvecchio Bridge (48.7 m span)
- Pont de Vieille-Brioude (54.2 m span)
- Trezzo sull'Adda Bridge (72 m span)
References
- ↑ Base Mérimée: PA00116876, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ↑ Pont Grand (Tournon-sur-Rhône) at Structurae
- ↑ "Pont Grand". brueckenweb.de (in German).
45°04′01″N 4°46′52″E / 45.067°N 4.781°E
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