Le pont immergé de Sauze - Sauze le Lac, France - Arch Bridges on Waymarking.com

FR

Ce petit pont pourrait paraître anodin mais il a une particularité : il est immergé une partie de l'année.
Le barrage de Serre-Ponçon est construit entre avril 1957 et novembre 1959. La mise en eau est finie en 1960.
La zone du lac (2820 ha) inonde des villages, dont celui de Sauze où était construit ce pont.
Chaque année en hivers, l'eau du barrage est utilisée pour la production d'électricité et chaque année, la fonte des neige le remplit à nouveau.
Ce petit pont, sur laquelle ne passe plus de route, n'est donc accessible, au mieux, que de décembre-janvier à avril-mai.

EN

This small bridge might seem innocuous but it has a particularity: it is immersed part of the year.
The dam of Serre-Ponçon is built between April 1957 and November 1959. The impoundment is finished in 1960.
The lake area (2820 ha) floods villages, including Sauze where the bridge was built.
Every year in winter, dam water is used for electricity generation and every year the melting of snow replenishes it.
This small bridge, on which no longer passes road, is therefore accessible, at best, only from December-January to April-May.

Length of bridge: 4 m Height of bridge: 2 m What type of traffic does this bridge support?: nobody, nothing What kind of gap does this bridge cross?: A torrent passed under this bridge that allowed to link Sauze (village today under water) to the road to Ubaye. Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: No Name of road or trail the bridge services: Chorges road Location: The submerged village was named Sauze, the new village, moved, is named Sauze Lake Date constructed: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Please submit a photo(s) taken by you of your visit to the location (non-copyrighted photos only). GPS photos are also accepted with the location in the background, and old vacation photos are accepted. If you are not able to provide a photo, then please describe your visit or give a story about the visit. If the bridge location prevents you from taking a safe photograph, then please do not stop to take the photo. Safety is more important.

Recent Visits/Logs:

There are no logs for this waymark yet.