Pont de Regemortes - Moulins - Allier - Auvergne Rhône-Alpes - France
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N 46° 33.705 E 003° 19.380
31T E 524756 N 5156515
[FR] Pont classé aux monuments historiques qui traverse la rivière de l'Allier [EN] Bridge classified as a historical monument that crosses the river Allier
Waymark Code: WM1800C
Location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Date Posted: 04/30/2023
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[FR] Ouvrage achevé en 1763 par Louis de Régemortes qui arrive à Moulins en 1750 pour y construire le pont. D'après le devis de 1753, l'ouvrage devait se composer de treize arches de dix toises d'ouverture chacune. Huit devaient être construites sur le faubourg et cinq sur le lit de la rivière. Une arche a été détruite par la guerre et reconstruite en ciment. Le pont mesure trois cents mètres.
[EN] The work was completed in 1763 by Louis de Régemortes, who arrived in Moulins in 1750 to build the bridge. According to the 1753 estimate, the bridge was to consist of thirteen arches, each ten toises wide. Eight were to be built on the suburb and five on the riverbed. One arch was destroyed by the war and rebuilt in cement. The bridge measures three hundred meters.
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Length of bridge: 100m
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Voiture
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
La ricière, l'Allier
Date constructed: 1763
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: oui
Name of road or trail the bridge services: Pont Régemortes
Location:
Moulins
Auvergne
France
Height of bridge: Not listed
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