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Marseilles Transporter Bridge

Marseilles Transporter BridgeSource: Postcard from the private collection of Edy Pockelé.

General Information

Structural Type: Cable-stayed bridge
Function / usage: Transporter bridge
Other name(s): Pont transbordeur de Marseille
Built: 1904 - 1905
Status: destroyed (1944)

Geographic Information & Related Structures

Location: Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhône (13), Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe

Technical Information

Dimensions

main span 165 m
pylon pylon height 80 m

Materials

superstructure steel
cables steel

Chronology

24 December 1905

Opening.

7 October 1934

The fast-opening parachute is presented by throwing a dummy off the platform of the bridge.

22 August 1944

The northern part is dynamited by German troops.

Participants

Construction

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Internal Information

Structure-ID: s0000806
Created: 22/06/2000
Last Updated: 05/03/2013