Tournon Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Suspension bridge
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| Function / usage: |
original use: Road bridge later use: Pedestrian bridge (footbridge) |
| Other name(s): | Pont de Tournon |
| Completed in: | 1825 |
| Status: | demolished (1965) |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche (07), Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe Tain-L'Hermitage, Drôme (26), Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe |
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| Crossed |
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| Near |
Marc Seguin Bridge (1849)
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Technical Information
Materials
| superstructure |
wrought iron
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Chronology
| 7 February 1847 | Due to the insufficient clearance over the river for steam boats, a royal ordinance requires the brothers Seguins to build a new bridge and destroy the current one or transform it to a footbridge after lifting the deck. They choose the latter. |
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| 25 April 1965 | The bridge is demolished. |
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
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Education et patrimoine en Ardèche: Pont de Tournon
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Marc Seguin: Les ponts de Tournon
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Service éducatif des Archives Départementales de l'Ardèche: Pont de Tournon (1825)
Relevant Publications
- Le Patrimoine de la SNCF et des chemins de fer français (2 Tomes), Flohic Editions, Paris (France), ISBN 2842340698, 1999; pp. 32
- Traité des Ponts [Deuxième partie, Tome 2], Fanchon et Artus éditeurs, Paris (France), 1891; pp. 12-14
- L'architecture du fer, Champ Vallon, Seyssel (France), ISBN 2903528713, 322; pp. 119
- Les ponts modernes - 18e et 19e siècles (1st edition), Picard Editeur, Paris (France), ISBN 2708404016, 1990; pp. 118-126
- L'art de l'ingénieur, Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), ISBN 2858509115, 1997; pp. 510-511
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000156 |
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| Created: | 21/04/1999 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |