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Bridges of Lyon

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1830s, a project is developed to replace the Saint-Vincent bridge, too old and poorly placed. It proposed to build a new bridge further downstream and to replace the Saint Vincent bridge by a simple bridge. In 1827, it gave the company Tarpin the task of building the two bridges. The Saint Vincent bridge opened to the public at the end of 1832. In 1840, the bridge deck was damaged by flooding. It was repaired and has not needed major work since then. The bridge is 76.50 m long and 2.80 metres wide.
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section of the River Saône, the two lateral spans were made wider and heavier. The metal deck, in one piece by assemblage on site of nine parts brought by road, is specially thin to give way to the said future high-capacity navigation convoys while avoiding raising the access roads and subsequent annoyances to residences. The old Pont de Serin was removed by explosives on 14 Jul 1971 (a day when river navigation is shut).
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central arch was destroyed by the Germans in 1944. On 3 February 1945, a temporary wooden bridge, the bridge building, was opened to allow traffic for the reconstruction of the Pont Morand. It consisted of a deck of 205 meters based on ten cells on stilts. The final bridge was reopened on April 3, 1948.
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At the beginning of the 20th century, Lyon finds that his department the silhouette of the city and calls for his reconstruction. The company PLM, very reluctant, eventually performed; then built on a metal bridge, which expands, at the expense of the City, the underpasses on the docks and got on the
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In September 1944 German forces dynamited the bridge, which lost its arches and from batteries. Too damaged, it was replaced by the current bridge, built between 1946 and 1950. It was composed of three arches of reinforced concrete covered with Hauteville stone. Its current name dates from 27 January
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and changes to a width of approximately 14.5 m (48 ft). Over the centuries, it changed its name several times: Pont de Pierre (attested as early as the thirteenth century but also as late as 1810), Pont de Saône (around 1680), Pont Nemours (name attested in 1844 and officially awarded on 15
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bridge, with 4 3.50 m lanes and 2 2.50 m sidewalks on 3 steel spans, total length and width 108 m (354 ft) and 19 m (62 ft). The central span being specially long to leave way to future 3,000 t (2,953 long tons; 3,307 short tons) river convoys in this high-curvature
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In the early twentieth century, the bridge was overloaded and in poor condition. In 1915, the bridge was rebuilt and, in 1916, rail traffic was diverted to a new railway bridge of 190.60 m in length built by Maurice Koechlin, whose structure was completely metallic. In 1936, the road bridge was
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The bridge consists of one large central span of 128 m (420 ft), hung two batteries. 7 m wide, the bridge allowed the construction of a roadway of 4.80 m and two sidewalks of 1.10 m each. In 1852, the bridge decks are renamed Napoleon like the course of the Republic (current
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Almost identical in construction to the bridge to the Ile-Barbe, it was, in fact, built shortly afterwards with the same construction technique. Its usefulness was related to the presence a little upstream right bank of the water station set up in 1827 for the needs of inland navigation and that can
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The new bridge over the Rhone is composed of two shares constructed and others Bechevelin Island. The main bridge over the Rhone is composed of two piers supporting a central span of 60 m long and 7.4 m wide by two side spans respectively 39 and 67 m (220 ft). He took the name of
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stone, the bridge consisted of five arches reaching 148 m in length. The pillars of the bridge based on rocks from the excavation of the Quai Pierre Scize. The route of the "highway of Provence" was diverted from the bridge du Change to the bridge Tilsit. The bridge, too low, turned into a dam
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A first bridge appears to have been established in 1638 at this location. Consisting of ten arches, it was destroyed in 1778 because of its disrepair. It was replaced in 1780 by a bridge consisting of a chain of twelve vessels, of which two mobiles. Volant commonly named bridge, it is also known as
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stone. In 1936, a barge struck a pile of the bridge, which collapsed, taking with it most of the structure and a number of bystanders, most of whom drowned. It was then replaced by a steel bridge with multiple arches, which was totally destroyed by the Germans in 1944. The engineer Mogaray it wider
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opened to the public on 28 September 1831. At seven meters wide, it consisted of a central span of 67 m based on two batteries located near the banks. Damaged by floods in 1840, it was rebuilt and reopened on 21 November 1841. In 1887, its status was of concern, but it was not demolished until
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The main deck in a very poor state was destroyed in June 1889. It was rebuilt between 1889 and 1891. As Morand and Lafayette bridge built at the same time, this new bridge has three arches of metal. It is 20 m wide and 209 m (686 ft). long It was inaugurated on 13 July 1891 under the
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The group of bridges on the Rhone were created in 1842 and was required to achieve and a project is approved as early as July. The bridge, of "iron wire", was always based on three rock piles which were renewed from time to time, and had three spans of 96 m at the center and 42.5 m on the
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Service Navigation obtained in 1968 the destruction of the bridge of Change and the Bridge of the Palais de Justice bridge replaced by the Marshal in June 1983, was inaugurated a new bridge designed by Gilbert Lamboley. 4 m wide, its span of 136 m is suspended by cable stays planted in a
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But in the 1880s, the dilapidated bridge threatened to collapse and had to be restricted from traffic. In 1890, it was replaced by a metal bridge structure based on piles of masonry. It was 214.50 meters long, with a surface of 11 meters and two sidewalks of 4.50 m (15 ft). The
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in 1774, this bridge is the second oldest bridge over the Rhone. It is 208 meters long and 12 meters wide. It had several names: Pont Saint-Clair bridge or Red Wood, originally Affranchi bridge, in 1793, deck wins in 1794, then Morand bridge in 1810. In 1825, the bridge collapsed and was
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slowed work, construction on the bridge continued through 1940, though an attack by German forces destroyed the bridge's roadway. Despite the setback, construction on the structure resumed shortly after the assault. Towards the end of the war, retreating German forces destroyed the bridge again by
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The new bridge consisted of six wooden arches, was 18 m wide and 151.20 m (496 ft) long. It was carried away, like many bridges in Lyon, by the flood of 1840. A new bridge was quickly built, then two new bridges, but without success. In 1846, a stronger bridge was finally built. In
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between 1776 and 1782. Officially called Pont Bellevue, it is commonly called the Pont de La Mulatière, the name of the hamlet which became common in 1885. Less than a year after its construction, this bridge was swept away by a flood on 15 January 1783. The engineer Lallier rebuilt a new wooden
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The first bridge, built in 1637 by engineer Jean Christophe Marie, was swept away by ice in 1643. A new bridge replaces the 1656, but met the same fate as its predecessor in 1711. It was again replaced in 1777 by a new bridge, along with less than 80 m wide and 7 m (23 ft). In the
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Bridge, inaugurated on 14 July 1918. The new bridge was much wider than the former (20 m against 7), and the sidewalks increased from 1.10 m to 4.50 m (15 ft). A revolutionary structure for the period, it had a reinforced concrete deck resting on piers of stone masonry in the
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It was replaced in 1797 by a wooden bridge built at the initiative of William Niogret. This kept the bridge name bridge driving, but it is also called the Pont Neuf. It was damaged by the fallout of fireworks in 1820, then by the flood of 1824. It was finally destroyed in 1833 and replaced by a
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At 225 m long, it has very wide sidewalks (5.25 m for a road of 11 m). The bridge was severely damaged by the Germans in 1944. The current bridge was built to replace it. Inaugurated in 1950, this bridge is not as long (195.25 m) but larger (more than 18 m), however the
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The Pont de Lattre de Tassigny (Ladder of Tassigny Bridge), also known as the Egyptian bridge, was erected on the Rhône in 1846. The name originated from the eight Egyptian columns that held up the bridge cables. It was 200 m long with a roadway of 4.80 meters surrounded by two streets of
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The bridge was rebuilt in 1950, but during an inspection, cracks were found in the structural concrete of the bridge and it had to be closed to traffic. After four years of repair work, the bridge reopened in 1954. Ten years later, more cracks appeared below the railroad tracks. The bridge was
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built 200 m downstream to align with Rue Grenette. The new bridge, designed by architect Gilbert Lamboley, was built between 1971 and 1973 under the direction of the engineer Merlin. It was inaugurated on 8 December 1973. At 131.80 m long, it has a surface of 14 m (46 ft),
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This bridge was built at the site of an old ferry to serve the university buildings erected between 1876 and 1898. When it opened in 1903, the bridge was named bridge of the Faculties, but it was quickly renamed the University Bridge. When it was damaged in 1944, a temporary wooden bridge was
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July 17, 1916. It was destroyed in 1944, rebuilt, and finally demolished in 1962–1965 to be replaced by a steel bridge larger (28.5 m) but shorter (204, 8 m), inaugurated on 30 October 1965. Since 2001, the number of lanes to traffic has been reduced to bring the two lines of
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required the digging of the Mulatière tunnel and construction of a rail bridge. Séguin The company built a new bridge railroad in the alignment of the tunnel and demolished the old bridge, which was in very poor condition. The bridge, officially called Pont Orléans but still known as bridge
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This bridge is also called St. Clair Bridge (circa 1848) or Saint-Georges bridge before the bridge construction with the same name. The bridge was damaged by the floods of 1840 and 1856 despite the protection afforded by the bridge upstream Tilsit. His condition is of concern. A new bridge,
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The bridge was partially destroyed in 1944, a battery was rebuilt almost identical in stones (the middle one bears a commemorative inscription). The bridge finally opened to the public on September 3, 1945, since the passage of pedestrians quai Jean-Moulin au quai Général-Sarrail is busy.
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stone, openness equal 85.20 m (280 ft); cables, repeatedly renewed, support apron 6.50 m wide, two sidewalks of one metre. Limited to 2.5 tonnes, it supports without problem sometimes one, sometimes two lanes of traffic, according to the necessities of the traffic sector.
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It was started in 1854 in masonry, but on 29 November that year, without a significant flood, its two arches tilted left, no doubt for lack of foundation, and blocked the river. It needed to be replaced quickly to connect the station to Vaise Perrache, then under construction and the
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Built in steel, flat, it consists of three unequal spans (64.25 m in the centre, 39.80 m (131 ft), right bank, left bank 35.25 m (116 ft).) and its width is 25 metres, including 18 for the road . Bunkers were built on both sides, which was a first in Lyon.
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Since the completion of peripheral North, it was reduced to two lanes passing car on the street Marietton). This project helps us understand the shape and rather unsightly piles that extend outside of the road because they had to accommodate the foundations of the bridge above.
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The construction was marked by a tragic incident. Work was nearing completion on 7 December 1844 when a bolt holding a cable in its sheath broke. The bridge collapsed and eight workers drowned. Work restarted immediately and the bridge opened for traffic on September 3, 1845.
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Several reconstruction projects of the bridge after another without success. Finally, in 1817, the Hospices Civils de Lyon Latombe support engineer to complete the work of the bridge, which opens on 13 October 1818. It consists of five wooden arches supported on stone piers.
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were removed. The bridge was rebuilt in 1732 and demolished 49 years later. Work began on a new bridge, but was regularly interrupted. Construction actually began in 1786 and finished in 1807 under the direction of the engineer Carron. The City Council named the bridge Pont
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A project, outlined in 1830, envisaged the construction of an east-west axis, consisting of either side of the current course of Verdun of a bridge over the Saône (now Kitchener-Marchand bridge) and two bridges over the Rhône . These crossings are appointed every two bridge
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consisting of three metal arches (119 m) resting on two stone piers, was rebuilt between 1897 and 1899. Dynamited by the Germans on 3 September 1944, it was not rebuilt. You can still see the trace of the departure of the arches on the docks and Fulchiron Tilsit.
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A project, outlined in 1830, envisaged the construction of an east-west axis, consisting of either side of the current course of Verdun of a bridge over the Saône and two bridges over the Rhône (current Galliéni bridge). These crossings, appointed every two bridge
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The bridge reopened to the public on March 30, 1856. Built in a more sober style, it was also slightly narrower (4.90 m roadway and two sidewalks of 90 cm). Called Pont St. Clair (as in 1875), it was renamed Pont Vaïsse on December 21, 1931 in tribute to
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replaced by a temporary steel structure that remained in place until the reopening of the bridge in its current state in 1989. More recently, both ends of the bridge have been widened and modified to connect to an interchange north of the structure and to a large
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also known as bridge of the Hôpital, was built in 1837–1839 by the contractor Clauzel, on behalf of the Companie des ponts du Rhône. It was a suspension bridge with a length of 210 m (689 ft), based on solid concrete piers, protected by riprap.
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are based on batteries sitting on piles under the old techniques, but renewed and strengthened several times, especially when doubling its steel in 1926. It was only slightly damaged in 1944, first on 26 May by an Allied bomb, then by German artificers.
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The first wooden bridge, the bridge of the Archdiocese (or wooden bridge, county, or Bellecour Canons), was built between 1634 and 1642 by the engineer Jean Christophe Marie. The bridge was regularly hit by floods and in 1709 five arches and four
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Its elegant silhouette has not changed since the original appearance and is the oldest of all the bridge piers of the city, it is also part of the heritage of this quarter of the city which marks the entrance to the urban heart of Lyon.
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This is the third-oldest bridge on the Rhone. In 1826, is first constructed a bridge, the Pont Charles X or Bridge Concert from 1828. 214 m long and 13 m wide, it consisted of timber resting on abutments and masonry piers.
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Too old, it was replaced in 1890 by the current bridge, with a steel structure resting on piers of Porcieu-Amblagnieu stone. The central arch was destroyed in September 1944> The bridge was rebuilt and reopened in 1946.
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to the Saint-Georges neighborhood. It opened to the public on 21 October 1853. It consisted of a span of 87 m suspended by cables attached to poles anchored in the two batteries located 10 m from the shore.
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The central pier had some foundation problems because it was based on piles of wood protected by rocks that periodically had to be strengthened, but it has stood since all raw and even German artificers in 1944.
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In 1842, the bridge was demolished. It was replaced in 1847 by a new bridge a few meters downstream, more compatible with the requirements of inland waterways. The following year it was extended thanks to
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In 1899, also a new bridge-type metal, the bridge was considered an unusual figure in Lyon because it consisted of two major airlines' arches, resting on two intermediate replacement batteries as the
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rebuilt in reinforced concrete and rises to 17 m wide. Damaged during the Second World War, the bridges are operational from 1946. In 1960–1972, the quai Perrache is transformed into an (
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Martinière-Morand, unlike the previous bridge, which was in line with the current Franklin-Roosevelt (former course Morand). This project has been abandoned; the second Pont Morand was never built.
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to return to Lyon on September 3, 1944 to liberate the city. Considered too old and dangerous, it was demolished in 1986–1987. It was replaced in 1989 by a temporary metal bridge, made in
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This bridge was to remain a major traffic by extending urban elevated highway at the first floor of the street Marietton, a famous LY envisaged in 1950 but they were quickly abandoned .
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to move within the apron, while cars and pedestrians are on the surface on a surface of 15.50 m wide and two sidewalks of 2 m . Originally designed as the first of two
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bridge. It was carried away by a flood in October 1918. A new bridge with three arches, built entirely of reinforced concrete, was erected to replace it. It was baptized the
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The bridge was considered too fragile and in 1888 was enhanced by the introduction of stone pillars and a rigid superstructure. On 17 July 1916 the bridge was renamed after
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replaced by a flying bridge during its reconstruction. In 1854, to resist floods, the bridge carried St. Clair strikes the bridge piers of Morand blocked the flow of water.
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and Serin. Damaged by bombing in 1944, it was rebuilt after the war. Vaïsse the bridge, it was destroyed in 1952 and replaced by a new bridge built in the alignment of the
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In the early days of the Liberation, the Americans filled in tracks remaining in place to move convoys heavy vehicles onto the deck with ramps installed at the station in
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was completed, then the Pont Vaïsse was demolished in 1953 and reconstructed in 1956 a little further down in alignment with the tunnel a new bridge named in honour of
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It was built due to the pressure of population on the left bank, which had no public high school (the girls did not appear at the end of XIX ((e)) century and the
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made a triumphal entry into Lyon via the bridge, which was renamed in his honour on 19 September 1830. It was washed away by floods in 1840, then again in 1856.
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In 1887, the condition of the bridge was considered dangerous and it was finally demolished in 1912. It was replaced by a temporary wooden bridge, then by the
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To 1828, Mr Boisson de Chazournes built a wooden bridge to carry the material necessary for the development of the confluence and the future neighborhood of
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company chose a simple and aesthetically: that of a simple steel beam placed on a single battery in the middle of the Saône, completed by the end of 1856.
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Forest or bridge deck Célestins. The flying bridge was washed away in part by the melting ice on 18 January 1789, then completely during the winter 1795.
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Because it was seen as too difficult to navigate and did not satisfy changing traffic needs, the bridge was demolished in 1974 and replaced by the bridge
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January 1852), Liberty Bridge (circa 1849). Ultimately, the name 'the Exchange bridge', attested from the eleventh century, was the one which remained.
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This bridge is considered to belong to the bridges of Lyon even though it actually is outside the city's physical limits. The right bank is located in
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up to the rue des Girondins. The main obstacle to the construction of this structure is the presence of the A7 on the banks of the Rhone at Perrache.
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bridge 250 m long consisting of eleven spans. It was opened by the company Perrache in 1792, but the following year was severely damaged in the
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1.10 m (3 ft 7 in). This structure, renamed the bridge to Louis-Philippe 1849, was carried off by a mill during a flood in 1854.
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was built as an extension of the Rue de la Gare d'Eau. It opened to traffic on 5 November 2014 to the accompaniment of a sound and light show.
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It was demolished in 1974 in connection with the subway. In 1976, the current concrete bridge along 187 m was inaugurated. It allowed the
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current profile that is only slightly altered in 1944 as artificers German found that they did not need to completely destroy the transition.
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The rail structure is included in this list of bridges in Lyon even though his name is not official, its story deserves to be recalled.
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Destroyed in 1944, the bridge was rebuilt the same. The 17 March 2003, it was renamed Pont Paul Couturier in honor of a priest, born in
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established. The bridge was finally reopened in 1947. The bridge, along 267.50 m to 20 m wide, consists of three arches in
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at the confluence of the Rhône and the Saône (before the decline of the latter more south in the 1780s). He was baptized bridge
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A first bridge, the Serin bridge or Halincourt bridge (as in 1789) is built by Degerando between 1745 and 1749, on behalf of
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because it leads on the right bank to Passage Ménétrier, included in the college of the same name, formerly called the
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and sent by barge. But this bridge has the particularity to finish almost in cul-de-sac at the foot of a hill next to
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This suspension bridge, funded by residents, opened to the public May 17, 1831. It consisted of two spans retained by
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after the war 1914), the bridge allowed the students not to take detour bridges Morand or Lafayette and cross safely.
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during the frequent floods of the Saône. It was demolished and replaced by a higher bridge built in 1863–1864.
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This cast-iron railway bridge was built from 1854 in 1857 to support the Lyon-Geneva, which merged in 1857 with the
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Napoleon bridge, then bridge Séguin (1849), Rhone bridge (1852) and the Midi bridge to 1871. That same year, the
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Bridge on January 28, 1966. It was finally demolished in 1981 and replaced by the current concrete deck in 1982.
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was built. It is 115.80 m long with a surface of 15 m and two sidewalks of 4.50 m (15 ft).
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to the west of France and to Paris. For a few meters it parallels the Raymond Poincaré road bridge and tunnel.
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It was first built on two channels at the same time as the tunnel is drilled Saint Irenaeus to link the
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A first provisional structure, the bridge of the Exposition, was built for the Universal Exhibition in
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A proposed new crossing of the Rhône is envisaged under the Lyon Confluence project. It would link
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It is the oldest surviving bridge structure in Lyon; its construction was followed by that of the
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This rock was later destroyed between 1846 and 1852 to make navigating the river less difficult.
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The first bridge over the Saône was built around 1070 using stones from the ruins of ancient
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built a bridge deck consisting of a metal-based batteries masonry stone Porcieu-Amblagnieu.
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Bridge by the City Council at its meeting of 5 March 1923 and inaugurated on 14 July 1923.
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due to its decreased value. Construction of the bridge began in 1937 as a classic concrete
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The batteries are still based on piles driven into the Rhône and the construction of the
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Incompatible with the requirements of river traffic in view of the layout of the axis
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In view of the prolongation of the tramway line T1 in 2014, the bridge named after
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by several spans for the passage of water. This provision is still very visible.
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Rebuilt after the 1944 bombing, the bridge reopened in 1946 and was renamed the
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The first wooden bridge was built in 1745–1749 by Degerando on behalf of
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Damaged by the Germans in 1944, it was completely reopened to traffic in 1946.
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In 1847, a first bridge, the bridge Mouton, was built on the Saône between
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cours de Verdun) moved to 1849. They become bridges and the Midi in 1871.
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Square and the bridge are named by a statue erected in 1849 in honor of
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1910. Two years later, a new metal structure was built with piles of
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on 29 July 1881 and deceased 29 March 1953, who contributed to the
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A new crossing of the Saône was completed in 2014 to connect the
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Once called Pont Saint-Georges, this pedestrian bridge connects
813:(1854–1937), founder of the Czechoslovak Republic and friend of 745:), the pillars of which are shaped like silk weavers' shuttles. 573:
This railway bridge was built between 1852 and 1856 to link the
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bridge built by the company in Seguin 1833–1834 to serve
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The bridge was built in conjunction with the establishment of
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was a bridge made of boats connecting the Grand Camp to
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The suspension bridge built on both sides of the tip of
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and opened to the public in March 2014. It connects the
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Pont Change (disappeared) and Pont Maréchal Juin (1973)
264:. This bridge was replaced by a metal bridge in 1874. 1390:"The guidelines adopted for the bridge Schuman Lyon" 129:—a point in time where the franc became known as the 1090:
single mast anchored on the left bank of the River.
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Passerelle Saint-Vincent and the quays of the Saône
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Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée
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Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée
1302:Compagnie du Chemin de Fer de Saint-Étienne à Lyon 916:A bridge was built in 1911–1912 between the 330:Originally built in wood by the architect planner 1296:Mulatière, opened to traffic on October 1, 1830. 1061:surrounded by streets of 4 m (13 ft). 386:is the square of the same name in the old-town, 1460:Deck the laboratory map -aria. |language=french 1073:Gateway Courthouse, its single pylon and cables 46: 1036:; on the other, the Exchange, at the heart of 888:Kœnig Bridge and a view of Fort St. John, 2008 821:not be replaced until 1966 by the cuttings of 117:initiated by President of the General Council 401:sides with a width of 4 m (13 ft). 8: 220: 1102:The bridge that leads to Bonaparte Old Lyon 519:molten metal and resting on piers built of 1336:Bevand, Pierre-Alexandre (17 March 2014). 1406:, marquis of Halincourt and governor of 912:Passerelle de l'Homme de la Roche (1989) 548:name du Midi bridge, but it was renamed 1328: 1291:In the late 1820s, construction of the 662:This gateway then took the name of the 172:(PLM). Today it allows passage via the 1065:Passerelle du Palais de Justice (1983) 911: 7: 1268:Ponts de la Mulatière (20th century) 453:The first bridge, the bridge of the 370:This bridge takes its name from the 229:river. It was designed by architect 627:Pont des Girondins (in development) 98:The Raymond Poincaré bridge in 2008 350:, it aligns with the draft of the 290:Pont de Lattre de Tassagny in 2008 144:dynamiting the structural arches. 14: 1492:Transport in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 416:Pont Lafayette from the left bank 282:Pont de Lattre de Tassigny (1956) 90:Pont Raymond Poincaré (1939-1989) 1477:Buildings and structures in Lyon 1272:A first bridge was built by the 1232:This bridge is a portion of the 1129:Passerelle Paul Couturier (1853) 741:footbridge (1853; later renamed 730:(attested in the 17th century). 722:was originally built in 1827 by 581:. It is also referred to as the 474:Bridge of the Guillotière (1953) 1293:railway line Lyon Saint-Étienne 958:Passerelle Saint-Vincent (1832) 765:. This new bridge, named after 164:The viaduct SNCF (1857) in 2008 152:at the Boulevard périphérique. 1185:Pont Kitchener-Marchand (1959) 115:Boulevard périphérique de Lyon 1: 996:in rebuilt in 1949, with two 245:Pont Winston Churchill (1982) 880:Pont du Général Kœnig (1971) 769:, was built upstream of the 358:Passerelle du Collège (1844) 209:Passerelle de la Paix (2014) 1371:(in French). Archived from 1236:. It was built between the 950:and the other from that of 805:It was originally the Pont 797:attached to three piles of 678:Raymond Barre Bridge (2013) 585:'because it is part of the 583:bridge of the Mediterranean 482:La Guillotière Bridge, 2009 196:Cité Internationale de Lyon 106:, while the left one is in 1508: 611:Its cast iron arches made 510:Pont de l'Université, 2009 312:Jean de Lattre de Tassigny 235:6th arrondissement of Lyon 212: 1248:Viaduct Quarantine (1856) 1193:Kitchener-Marchand Bridge 1137:Passerelle Paul Couturier 855:tunnel de la Croix-Rousse 781:Passerelle Masaryk (1831) 757:neighbourhood in the 9th 743:Passerelle Paul Couturier 308:tunnel de la Croix-Rousse 306:In 1952, digging for the 1482:Lists of bridges by city 1402:In reference to Charles 1016:The bridge Maréchal June 837:Clemenceau Bridge (1952) 739:Passerelle Saint-Georges 704:The bridge Raymond-Barre 569:Viaduct Perrache in 2008 502:University Bridge (1903) 429:On 5 September 1829 the 1167:Hospices Civils de Lyon 975:Pont la Feuillée (1949) 894:Hospices Civils de Lyon 561:Perrache Viaduct (1856) 40:portions of the river. 1456:July 27, 2009, at the 1242:clearinghouse Perrache 1194: 1161:Ainay Bridge (defunct) 1138: 1103: 1074: 1017: 967: 944:Villefranche-sur-Saône 889: 846: 790: 705: 652: 598:Perrache train station 570: 544:Bechevelin is filled. 511: 483: 450: 417: 367: 327: 291: 253: 221: 191: 165: 99: 81: 20:in the French city of 1404:Neufville de Villeroy 1192: 1136: 1101: 1094:Pont Bonaparte (1950) 1072: 1015: 965: 887: 857:, the current bridge 844: 788: 703: 650: 575:Gare de Lyon-Perrache 568: 509: 481: 448: 431:Marquis de La Fayette 421:Pont Lafayette (1890) 415: 366:Passerelle du Collège 365: 325: 289: 258:Marshal de Castellane 252: 222:Passerelle de la Paix 215:Passerelle de la Paix 189: 163: 97: 80: 32:rivers, ordered from 1431:, said "good German" 940:division French free 863:Treaty of Versailles 761:to Serin in the 4th 527:Pont Gallieni (1965) 372:Collège-lycée Ampère 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Index

Lyon
Rhône
Saône
upstream
downstream

Caluire-et-Cuire
Villeurbanne
Boulevard périphérique de Lyon
Bonnevay Lawrence
Raymond Poincaré
French franc
franc Poincaré
arch bridge
World War II
traffic circle

Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée
Collonges tunnel
fr

Cité Internationale de Lyon
Parc de la Tête d'Or
Passerelle de la Paix
Rhône
Dietmar Feichtinger
6th arrondissement of Lyon
Caluire-et-Cuire

Marshal de Castellane

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