Pont Grand (Tournon-sur-Rhône)

Coordinates: 45°04′01″N 4°46′52″E / 45.067°N 4.781°E / 45.067; 4.781
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Pont Grand.

The Pont Grand is a stone bridge connecting Tournon-sur-Rhône to Saint-Jean-de-Muzols,[1] in Ardèche, France, built between 1379 and 1583. The bridge features a single, semi-circular arch over the river Doux with a span of 49.20 m.[2][3] The height of the piers is 17.73 m.

See also[edit]

Other very large medieval bridges

References[edit]

  1. ^ Base Mérimée: PA00116876, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  2. ^ Pont Grand (Tournon-sur-Rhône) at Structurae
  3. ^ "Pont Grand". brueckenweb.de (in German).

45°04′01″N 4°46′52″E / 45.067°N 4.781°E / 45.067; 4.781