General Information
| Name in local language: | Pont-Vieux d'Espalion |
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| Completion: | 14th century |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Pointed arch bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Masonry bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Espalion, Aveyron (12), Occitanie, France |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 44° 31' 20.79" N 2° 45' 49.41" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 4.90 m | |
| span lengths | 8.20 m - 12.55 m - 15.50 m - 12.60 m | |
| number of spans | 4 |
Materials
| arches |
stone
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Chronology
| 780 | Construction of a bridge by Charlemagne. |
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| ca. 1730 | Widening. |
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2001): Les plus beaux ponts de France. Bonneton, Paris (France), pp. 17.
- (1986): Le pont en France avant le temps des ingénieurs. Picard, Paris (France), ISBN 9782708403222.
- (1984): Ponts de France. Presses Ponts et chaussées, Paris (France), pp. 72.
- Les ponts médiévaux de l'Aveyron, du Cantal et de la Lozère. In: Viaduc Magazine, n. 2, pp. 46-52.
- (1988): Les ponts monuments historiques. Inventaire - description - histoire. Editions Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 92.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20002072 - Published on:
30/09/2001 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
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