Carries Rue de Siam Design Swing bridge Opened 1861 Location Brest Material Masonry | Crosses Penfeld Construction begin 1856 Total length 104 m Bridge type Swing bridge Body of water Penfeld | |
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Locale Brest, Brittany, France Designer Nicolas Cadiat (1805-1856)
Alphonse Oudry (1819-1869)
Schneider et Cie, builders Similar Penfeld, Pont de Recouvrance, Swing bridge, Tour Tanguy, Pont de l'Harteloire | ||
The Pont National was a swing bridge across the river Penfeld in Brest, France. It opened in 1861, linking rue de Siam to Recouvrance, near the Tour Tanguy. It was destroyed by Allied bombardment in 1944 and replaced by the Pont de Recouvrance in the 1950s.
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