The (, literally ''Bridge of the Iroise'') is a
cable-stayed bridge
A cable-stayed bridge has one or more ''towers'' (or ''pylons''), from which wire rope, cables support the bridge deck. A distinctive feature are the cables or wikt:stay#Etymology 3, stays, which run directly from the tower to the deck, norm ...
in
Finistère
Finistère (, ; ) is a Departments of France, department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. Its prefecture is Quimper and its largest city is Brest, France, Brest. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090.[Brittany
Brittany ( ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica in Roman Gaul. It became an Kingdom of Brittany, independent kingdom and then a Duch ...]
, France, which spans the
Élorn
The Élorn (; ) is a long river in Brittany, France. Its source is in the monts d'Arrée, north-northeast of Le Tuchenn Kador, and it then runs through several small towns such as Sizun and Landivisiau before flowing out into the roadstead of Br ...
river where it enters the
roadstead of Brest
The roadstead of Brest (, ; ) is a roadstead or bay located in the Finistère Departments of France, department in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in northwestern France. The surface area is about 180 km² (70 sq mi). The po ...
. It carries
route nationale 165, the road between
Brest and
Quimper
Quimper (, ; ; or ) is a Communes of France, commune and Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Finistère Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in northwestern France.
Administration
Quimper is the ...
, and connects
Le Relecq-Kerhuon to the north with
Plougastel-Daoulas
Plougastel-Daoulas (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department, located in the administrative region of Brittany, northwestern France.
Population
Inhabitants of Plougastel-Daoulas are called ''plougastels'' in French.
Breton language
Th ...
to the south. The bridge is named after the
Iroise Sea
Iroise () or the Iroise Sea ( ; ) is the part of the Atlantic Ocean which stretches from the Ile de Sein to Ushant off the coast of Brittany in north-western France. It is contained within the Celtic Sea, bordering the remainder of the Celtic Sea ...
, into which the roadstead of Brest opens.
See also
*
List of bridges in France
References
*
*
Pont de l'Iroise (1994) Sétra 2007
Cable-stayed bridges in France
Buildings and structures in Finistère
Bridges completed in 1994
1994 establishments in France
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