Pont Séjourné
Coordinates: 42 ° 31 ′ 4 " N , 2 ° 12 ′ 13" E
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| use | Railway bridge | |
| Convicted | Ligne de Cerdagne | |
| Crossing of | Têt , national road 116 | |
| place | Fontpédrouse, Pyrénées-Orientales , France | |
| construction | Arch bridge | |
| overall length | 217 meters | |
| Longest span | 30 meters | |
| start of building | 1907 | |
| completion | 1908 | |
| opening | July 18, 1910 | |
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The Pont Séjourné is an arched railway viaduct of the Ligne de Cerdagne over the river Têt in the French department Pyrénées-Orientales .
history
From 1903 to 1910 the Compagnie des chemins de fer du Midi under the direction of Jules Lax built a meter-gauge railway line from Villefranche-de-Conflent to Bourg-Madame . For this route, an arch bridge was built to cross the Têt in 1907 and 1908 at km 17.928 under the direction of Paul Séjourné .
On December 30, 1994, the bridge was declared a monument historique .
Construction
The brick bridge has a total length of 217 meters and runs in a straight line with a slope of 6%.
The central part of the Pont Séjourné spanning the Têt comprises two levels and is flanked by towers serving as abutments . These towers are decorated with overhangs and battlements. The lower level of the bridge spans the Têt by means of a brick arch on whose keystone the middle column of the upper level is placed.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Viaduc Séjourné. In: Mérimée database . French Ministry of Culture , accessed September 17, 2013 (French).