This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.
1839: Saint André-de-Cubzac
Saint André-de-Cubzac, Gironde, France - Dordogne River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 550 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1839 |
| Name: | Saint André-de-Cubzac |
| Also Known As: | Cubzac |
| Location: | Saint André-de-Cubzac, Gironde, France |
| Crossing: | Dordogne River |
| Coordinates: | 44.962000 N 0.461444 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Marie Fortuné de Vergès, Emil Martin |
| References: | AAJ, HBE, PTS2 |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Destroyed, 1869 |
| Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 5 |
| Main Spans: | 5 x 109 meters (357.6 feet) |
| Deck width: | 23 feet |
Notes:
- This is perhaps one of the most fanciful large suspension bridges ever built.
- Destroyed in a storm, 1869. Its replacement (a truss bridge) was completed in 1883. The approaches and the bottom halves of the suspension bridge towers were strengthened and used for the replacement.
- AAJ citing Engineering News-Record: "Vergès used inclined tie cables running from the top of the tower at one end of a span to a roadway-level connection on the opposite tower."
External Links:
- Structurae - Cubzac Bridge. Photos of the replacement truss structure.
- Structurae - Structure ID 20000898
Do you have any information or photos about this bridge that you would like to share? Please email david.denenberg@bridgemeister.com.