Big bridge
Coordinates: 46 ° 31 '14 " N , 6 ° 37' 53" E ; CH1903: 538053 / 152449
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| Official name | Grand Pont | |
| use | Pedestrian and road bridge | |
| Convicted | Pedestrians, bus and road traffic | |
| Crossing of | Le Flon | |
| Subjugated | Pedestrians and road traffic | |
| place | Lausanne | |
| overall length | 175 m | |
| width | 15 m | |
| height | 13 m | |
| start of building | 1839 | |
| completion | 1844 | |
| opening | 1844 | |
| Chief engineer | Adrien Pichard | |
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The Great Bridge ( French: Grand-Pont ) is one of the three great bridges in Lausanne . It is located in the Center district and crosses the Le Flon district .
history
The bridge was architecturally planned and built between 1839 and 1844 under the supervision of Adrien Pichard . Together with the Tunnel de la Barre , it is considered a key element of the Vaudois capital in the new urban decade.
architecture
Originally the bridge was 180 meters long and 25 meters high. In 1874, however, it was dismantled a little, which caused a monumental change in the cityscape and left the mass at 175 meters long, 15 meters wide and 13 meters high to this day.
See also
Web links
Commons : Grosse Brücke - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Grand Pont in Guide des ponts (French)
- Grand-Pont on the website of the city of Lausanne (French)