Pont Henri IV - Descartes - Indre et Loire - Centre Val de Loire - FRA
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N 46° 58.323 E 000° 41.694
31T E 324665 N 5204637
[FR] Pont en pierre sur Descartes/ Buxeuil [EN] Stone bridge of Descartes/Buxeuil
Waymark Code: WM186J7
Location: Centre-Val-de-Loire, France
Date Posted: 06/09/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
Views: 2

[FR]

Le pont de la Résistance – Descartes –

A l’origine, un gué est aménagé pour traverser la rivière. Puis la construction en bois puis en pierre.

Il fut baptisé Pont Henri IV en mémoire du passage du futur roi de France.

Le pont n’est pas sorti indemne de la seconde guerre mondiale.

Il fut réparé en 1958.

 

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[ENG]

« La Resistance » Bridge – Descartes –

Originally, a ford was built to cross the river. Then construction in wood and then in stone. It was baptized Pont Henri IV in memory of the passage of the future King of France.

The bridge did not emerge unscathed from the Second World War.

It was repaired in 1958.

 

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Length of bridge: 130 m

What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Motor véhicles / Pédestrian

What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
(FRA) Il traverse la rivière La Creuse. Des 10 arches, 9 sont en plein cintre, une arche en ogive (en rive droite). Les piles ont des avant-bec triangulaire, sans arrière-bec (ENG) It crosses the La Creuse river. Of the 10 arches, 9 are semicircular, one pointed arch (on the right bank). The piers have triangular fore-nose, without back-nose


Date constructed: 1958

Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes

Name of road or trail the bridge services: Rue du Commerce sur Descartes

Location:
Descartes / Buxeuil


Height of bridge: Not listed

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