Pont Saint-Jean
Coordinates: 44 ° 49'59 " N , 0 ° 33'13" W.
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| use | Road bridge | |
| Crossing of | Garonne | |
| place | Bordeaux | |
| construction | Girder bridge | |
| overall length | 474 m | |
| start of building | 1963 | |
| completion | 1965 | |
| opening | April 4, 1965 | |
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The Pont Saint-Jean is a road bridge over the Garonne in the urban area of Bordeaux .
history
The Pont de pierre , which was planned in Napoleon's time and opened in 1822 , was the only road link between the two river banks in this area for more than 100 years. The Passerelle Eiffel railway bridge from the 1850s was soon supplemented by a pedestrian walkway.
The sharp increase in car traffic due to mass motorization ultimately required an additional bridge to be built. In April 1963 the Pont Saint-Jean was started with the establishment, on April 4, 1965 , the bridge was opened. The architect was Jean-Louis Fayeton . It is an aesthetically rather undemanding prestressed concrete bridge .