THE POMMERAYE PASSAGE
With its glass roof, allegorical statues and staircase, this covered ...Read more
SAINT-NAZAIRE BRIDGE
Read moreIt was commissioned on 18 October 1975, after three years of construction, and is one of the largest cable-stayed bridges in Europe. The cable-stayed metal structure is 720 m long; the total length of all the structures is 3,356 m, making the Saint-Nazaire bridge the longest bridge in France. It spans the Loire estuary, rises to 61 m and covers a distance of 3,356 m between Saint-Nazaire and Saint-Brévin. At the time of its construction, it was the longest bridge built in France and also held the world record for a cable-stayed bridge. The bridge replaces the old ferries that used to cross the Loire. Remains of the pier can still be seen on both sides of the river. Access has been free since 1994. The speed limit is 70 km/h. Some or all vehicles may be prohibited from driving in strong winds. The General Council has set up a bridge lane management system, which makes it possible, depending on specific events, to dedicate a second lane to the most heavily used traffic direction. Unique in France, this system went into service on August 25, 2010. The second edition of the race Les Foulées du Pont took place on September 30, 2018. There were already nearly 1,800 runners the first time.
THE VALLEY BRIDGE
Read moreBuilt on the Lecourbe by François II (th century) to connect the neighbourhoods of La Trinité and Notre-Dame. Its massive construction offers the particularity of presenting five finger and six waterways of unequal dimensions, which allow it to withstand the strength of the current and divert the trunks of trees adrift.
THE LIGHTHOUSE OF WHEATEN
Lighthouse classified as a historical monument, consisting of a lenticular ...Read more
LE CHEVALEMENT D'EPAGNE
A unique industrial structure in Saint-Maurice-des-Noues, one of the last ...Read more
LES PONTONS SUR PILOTIS DU PORT
The stilted pontoons of L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île's famous mussel and ...Read more
ROMAN BRIDGE
Roman bridge across the Huisne, a site steeped in history at ...Read more
VIADUC DE COQUILLEAU
A site full of history located on the old railroad line connecting the ...Read more
THE EIFFEL BRIDGE
Read moreThe small town has a piece of architecture that bears witness to the technological and industrial progress of the late 18th century... A gothic bridge which can be proud of having been created by one of the most famous architects of France, Gustave Eiffel himself, in his workshop in Levallois-Perret. In 1878, the Ponts et Chaussées decided to rebuild the old gothic bridge. It consists of two vertical lattice girders, connected at the base by crossbeams, supporting the deck. The high metal parapets themselves form a lattice.
THE TRAMWAY BRIDGE
Vestige of the late 19th century, the last survivor of its kind in La ...Read more
L'ESCALIER DU JARDIN EXTRAORDINAIRE
A staircase with a 28-metre drop, 177 steps and 4 intermediate belvederes ...Read more