The Saint-Nicolas-de-Campagnac Bridge (French ''Pont Saint-Nicolas-de-Campagnac'') is an
arch bridge
An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side. A viaduct ...
crossing the river
Gardon
The Gardon or Gard ( Occitan and French: ''Gardon, Gard'', , ) is a river in southern France. It is the namesake of the department of Gard. Several of its tributaries are also called ''Gardon''. It is long, and takes its source in the commu ...
near
Sainte-Anastasie, in the southern French
department of
Gard.
The bridge was built between 1245 and 1260.
It is crossed by departmental route 979 ((D 979) from
Nîmes to
Uzès
Uzès (; ) is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. In 2017, it had a population of 8,454. Uzès lies about north-northeast of Nîmes, west of Avignon and south-east of Alès.
History
Originally ''Uc ...
.
See also
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List of medieval bridges in France
The list of medieval bridges in France comprises all bridges built between 500 and 1500 AD in what is today France, that is including regions which were not part of the country in the Middle Ages, such as Burgundy, Alsace, Lorraine and Savoie. ...
External links
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Webpage about the bridge(in French)
Bridges in France
Buildings and structures completed in 1260
Buildings and structures in Gard
Transport in Occitania (administrative region)
Bridges completed in the 13th century
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