General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Vaulted arch bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Masonry bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne (31), Occitanie, France |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 43° 35' 57.61" N 1° 26' 20.67" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | ca. 30 m | |
| number of spans | 7 |
Materials
| arches |
masonry
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Pont Neuf, French for "New Bridge" (a.k.a. Pont de Pierre and Grand Pont), is a 16th-century bridge in Toulouse, in the South of France.
Construction
Original planning for the bridge started in 1542 by the assembly of a committee of master masons and carpenters. Construction started on the foundations in 1544; the first arch was started in 1614. The bridge was finished in 1632, and was inaugurated on 19 October 1659.
The bridge is not symmetrical; the longest arch is the third from the right-hand bank. The openings through the piers were originally supposed to represent the face and mane of a lion. A triumphal archway added in 1686 constricted traffic and was removed in 1860.
It is 220m long, and has 7 arches.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Pont Neuf, Toulouse" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
- Jacques Le Mercier [Lemercier] (designer)
- Pierre Soufron (designer)
- Nicolas Bachelier (architect)
- Louis Privat (architect)
- Louis de Foix (checking engineer)
- François Mansart (construction supervisor)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1982): Construction d'un pont sous la Renaissance. Le Pont-Neuf de Toulouse. 1st edition, Presses de l'école des Ponts et chaussées, Paris (France), pp. 179.
- (1984): Ponts de France. Presses Ponts et chaussées, Paris (France), pp. 80.
- (1992): Les Ponts de Toulouse. Editions Privat, Toulouse (France), pp. 30-39.
- (1988): Les ponts monuments historiques. Inventaire - description - histoire. Editions Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 187-189.
- (2007): Toulouse secret et insolite. Les trésors cachés de la ville rose. 1st edition, Les Beaux Jours, Paris (France), ISBN 978-2-35179-015-1, pp. 58-59.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20004650 - Published on:
22/08/2002 - Last updated on:
29/08/2024
