This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.
1892: Aurec-sur-Loire
Aurec-sur-Loire, Haute-Loire, France - Loire River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1607 (added 2005-02-06) |
| Year Completed: | 1892 |
| Name: | Aurec-sur-Loire |
| Location: | Aurec-sur-Loire, Haute-Loire, France |
| Crossing: | Loire River |
| Coordinates: | 45.369475 N 4.196837 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular (one-lane) |
| Status: | Only towers remain (last checked: 2021) |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 |
| Side Spans: | 2 |
Notes:
- Approaches, abutments, piers, and pylons still in existence, 2018, but the original deck and cables are completely gone. A newer pedestrian suspension bridge is effectively sitting on the original bridge's piers between the original pylons.
- Later at same location (footbridge) - Aurec-sur-Loire, Haute-Loire, France.
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