The Pont Grand is a stone bridge connecting
Tournon-sur-Rhône
Tournon-sur-Rhône (; , before 1988: ''Tournon'') is a commune in the Ardèche department of southern France. It is one of the most populous communes in the Ardèche department, after Annonay, Aubenas, and Guilherand-Granges.
Geography
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to
Saint-Jean-de-Muzols, in
Ardèche
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, built between 1379 and 1583. The bridge features a single,
semi-circular arch
In architecture, a semicircular arch is an arch with an intrados (inner surface) shaped like a semicircle. This type of arch was adopted and very widely used by the Romans, thus becoming permanently associated with Roman architecture.
Termi ...
over the river
Doux with a span of 49.20 m.
The height of the piers is 17.73 m.
See also
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List of bridges in France
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List of medieval bridges in France
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Other very large medieval bridges
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Puente del Diablo (Martorell) (37.3 m span)
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Ponte della Maddalena (37.8 m span)
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Puente de San Martín (Toledo) (40 m span)
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Nyons Bridge (40.53 m span)
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Pont du Diable (Céret)
The Pont du Diable () or Pont Vieux () is a medieval stone arch bridge at Céret, France, built between 1321 and 1341. It Span (engineering), spans the Tech River with a single arch of . At its apex, the arch is high.
History
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(45.45 m span)
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Castelvecchio Bridge
The Castel Vecchio Bridge (Italian: ''Ponte di Castel Vecchio'') or Scaliger Bridge (Italian: ''Ponte Scaligero'') is a fortified bridge in Verona, northern Italy, over the Adige River. The segmental arch bridge featured the world's largest span ...
(48.7 m span)
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Pont de Vieille-Brioude (54.2 m span)
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Trezzo sull'Adda Bridge (72 m span)
References
Bridges in France
Bridges completed in the 16th century
Buildings and structures completed in 1583
Transport infrastructure completed in the 1580s
Pont Grand
Stone bridges in France
Transport in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Stone arch bridges
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