General Information
| Other name(s): | Pont de Volonne |
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| Completion: | 1928 |
| Status: | destroyed (1944) |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
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| Structure: |
Suspension bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Volonne, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
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| Crossed: |
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| Replaces: |
Volonne Bridge (1846)
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| Replaced by: |
Volonne Bridge (1949)
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| Coordinates: | 44° 6' 30.96" N 6° 0' 27.98" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| span | 100 m | |
| deck | roadway / carriageway width | 2.50 m |
| walkway width | 2 x 0.45 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | French Franc 280 000 |
Chronology
|
Night of 18 August 1944, 04:00
— 19 August 1944 |
The resistance dynamites the bridge which collapses. |
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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. 127-128.
- Le nouveau pont de Volonne en service dans moins d'un an. In: La Provence, 22.11.2005.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20018835 - Published on:
04/12/2005 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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