Pont Saint-Nicolas de Campagnac
Coordinates: 43 ° 56 ′ 31 ″ N , 4 ° 22 ′ 38 ″ E
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| use | Road bridge between Nîmes and Uzès | |
| Crossing of | Gardon | |
| place | Gard department ( France ) | |
| construction | Arch bridge | |
| overall length | 120 | |
| Arrow height | 18th | |
| start of building | 1245 | |
| completion | 1260 | |
| construction time | 13th century | |
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The Pont Saint-Nicolas de Campagnac is a medieval arched bridge in the south of France , near the villages of Blauzac and Sainte-Anastasie in the Gard department . It still serves as a road bridge between Nîmes and Uzès (D 979).
location
The bridge is located approx. 15 km (driving distance) north of Nîmes in the area of the commune of Sainte-Anastasie at an altitude of approx. 60 m above sea level. d. M .; however, it is closer to the village of Blauzac.
history
The bridge over the Gardon was built between 1245 and 1260; previously the river was crossed via fords. The bridge was often repaired and partially renewed; on August 24, 1944, it was partially destroyed by withdrawing German Wehrmacht units. During the floods of the Gardon ( gardonnades ) in 1907, 1933, 1958, 2002 and 2014 it also suffered considerable damage in some cases.
architecture
The eight-arched bridge is approx. 120 m long and a maximum of approx. 18 m high; the clear width between the slender bridge piers is between approx. 8 and 14 m. The pillars are sharpened on both sides for flow reasons - blockages of the passages by trees etc. as well as unfavorable eddies could be avoided. Some of the arches are slightly pointed - an indication of the construction period ( Gothic ). On the north side of the bridge - a little higher - there is a small former priory with a church, refectory , hostel and farm buildings.
