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General Information

Beginning of works: 1716
Completion: 1724
Status: in use

Project Type

Location

Location: , , ,
Crosses:
  • Loire River
Coordinates: 47° 35' 5.55" N    1° 20' 16.41" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

total length 283 m
span lengths 16.55 m - 18.20 m - 19.80 m - 21.92 m - 24.20 m - 26.30 m - 24.20 m - 21.92 m - 19.80 m - 18.20 m - 16.55 m
number of spans 11
deck deck width 15 m
piers width 3 x 4.85 m - 6.82 m - 2 × 5.20 m - 6.82 m - 3 × 4.85 m

Materials

piers stone
arches stone

Chronology

11 November 1793

Third arch is quasi completely destroyed.

1804

Third arch is rebuilt.

10 December 1870

Seventh arch is destroyed in the attempt to slow the advance of the German troops.

1872

Seventh arch is rebuilt.

18 June 1940

Ninth and tenth arches are destroyed again to slow a German invasion.

1941 — 1942

Reconstruction of the ninth and tenth arches.

16 August 1944

The three central arches are destroyed by the retreating German army.

1946

Three central arches rebuilt.

1978

Eighth arch repaired.

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Jacques-Gabriel Bridge (named pont Jacques-Gabriel in French) spans the Loire river in Blois, France, since the beginning of the 18th century. With a total length of 283m, it is made up of 11 arches, and is the last arch bridge on the river that is pointed. Since its construction, the edifice holds the name of the architect who designed it, Jacques Gabriel. The bridge was partially destroyed three times: in 1870 (Franco-Prussian War), 1940 and 1944 (World War II). It is now crossed by the Route Nationale 156.

The bridge was listed as a historical monument by order of 22 April 1937.

Location

The bridge spans the Loire river in the middle of Blois, between the downtown (from the same axis of the Denis Papin staircase) and Vienne on the left bank (aligned to Wilson Avenue).

History

Construction of a new Bloisian bridge

Since the 11st century, a stone bridge was used to link both banks. In the night between 6 and 7 February 1716, this medieval bridge collapsed.

The construction of a new bridge is decided by August 1716. The project management is given by Duke Philippe of Orléans to Jacques Gabriel, yet King Louis XVI's official architect. As early as the end of that year, a regiment from Piedmont is called to build the bridge. The infrastructure is inaugurated on 4 May 1724, with an 14.6m-high obelisk standing in its middle.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Jacques-Gabriel Bridge" and modified on 7 December 2023 according to the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

Participants

Architecture
Engineering
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  • About this
    data sheet
  • Structure-ID
    20000854
  • Published on:
    08/08/2000
  • Last updated on:
    16/02/2020
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