The Pont Grand is a stone bridge connecting
Tournon-sur-Rhône
Tournon-sur-Rhône (; oc, Tornon) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. It is one of the most populous commune in the Ardèche department, after Annonay, Aubenas, and Guilherand-Granges.
Geography
It is located on the ...
to
Saint-Jean-de-Muzols
Saint-Jean-de-Muzols (; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Sant Joan de Mosol'') is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also co ...
, in
Ardèche,
France
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, built between 1379 and 1583. The bridge features a single, semi-circular arch 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
This list of bridges in France lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.
Historical and architectural interest bridges
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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. ...
Other very large medieval bridges
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Puente del Diablo (Martorell) (37.3 m span)
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Ponte della Maddalena
Ponte della Maddalena is a bridge crossing the Serchio river near the town of Borgo a Mozzano in the Italian province of Lucca. It's one of numerous medieval bridges known as ''Ponte del Diavolo'', the " Bridge of the Devil", it was a vital river ...
(37.8 m span)
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Puente de San Martín (Toledo) (40 m span)
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Nyons Bridge
The Nyons Bridge is a medieval bridge over the river Eygues in Nyons in southern France.
The bridge was completed in 1407. It features a single span of 40.53 m, quite large for the standards of the day.
See also
* List of bridges in France
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(40.53 m span)
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Pont du Diable (Céret)
Pont, meaning "bridge" in French, may refer to:
Places France
* Pont, Côte-d'Or, in the Côte-d'Or ''département''
* Pont-Bellanger, in the Calvados ''département''
* Pont-d'Ouilly, in the Calvados ''département''
* Pont-Farcy, in the Ca ...
(45.45 m span)
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Castelvecchio Bridge (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 1583
Pont Grand
Stone bridges in France
Transport in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Stone arch bridges
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