Opened 8 July 1900 Width 12 m | Clearance below 50 m Total length 175 m | |
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Official name Rochefort-Martrou Transporter Bridge Longest span 139.95 metres (459.2 ft) Similar Transporter bridge, Charente, Maison du Transbordeur, Corderie Royale, Musée des Commerces d'Autrefois | ||
Le pont transbordeur de rochefort transporter bridge
Rochefort-Martrou Transporter Bridge is a transporter bridge built between 1898 and 1900 . It is located in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France. Crossing the Charente River, it has a maximum height of 66.5 metres (218 ft) and a total length of 175.5 metres (576 ft). It is a technical invention accomplished by a French engineer : Ferdinand Arnodin. It was abandoned in 1967 in favour of a vertical lift bridge, which was in turn demolished in 1991 a few months after the opening of a new dual-carriageway road bridge, the Martrou viaduct. However, the transporter bridge was refurbished by 1994 and is now a historical monument (1976). Crossing on foot or a bicycle is still possible today from April to the end of October.
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