General Information
| Other name(s): | Pont du Verdon |
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| Status: | destroyed (1944) |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Suspension bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Plan view: |
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Location
| Location: |
Gréoux-les-Bains, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
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| Crosses: |
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| Replaced by: |
Verdon Bridge (1953)
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| Coordinates: | 43° 45' 13.72" N 5° 53' 23.71" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| deck | deck width | 3 m |
Materials
| pylons |
masonry
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Chronology
| 15 August 1944 | During the Allied invasion, British bombers attempt to destroy the bridge, but fail. |
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15 August 1944
— 16 August 1944 |
The Résistance destroys the bridge. |
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- (2006): D'une rive à l'autre. Les ponts de Haute-Provence de l'Antiquité à nos jours. Les Alpes de lumière, Forcalquier (France), pp. 34.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000774 - Published on:
12/06/2000 - Last updated on:
02/04/2020
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