Suspension Bridges Crossing Maine River
This is a list of all 3 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Maine River. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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1839: Basse-Chaîne
Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France - Maine River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 993 (added 2003-11-16) |
| Year Completed: | 1839 |
| Name: | Basse-Chaîne |
| Also Known As: | Angers |
| Location: | Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France |
| Crossing: | Maine River |
| Principals: | Joseph Chaley |
| References: | AAJ, GHD, HBE, PTS2 |
| Status: | Collapsed, 1850 |
| Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 102 meters (334.66 feet) |
| Deck width: | 23.62 feet |
Notes:
- Collapsed under weight of maching troops, April 16, 1850, killing more than 200 soldiers. Collapse precipitated French virtual moratorium on suspension bridge building bringing to a close the prolific era of French wire cable suspension bridges.
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1910: Bouchemaine
Bouchemaine, Maine-et-Loire, France - Maine River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1324 (added 2004-04-26) |
| Year Completed: | 1910 |
| Name: | Bouchemaine |
| Location: | Bouchemaine, Maine-et-Loire, France |
| Crossing: | Maine River |
| Coordinates: | 47.420130 N 0.608157 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Destroyed, 1944 |
| Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 |
| Side Spans: | 2 |
Notes:
- Note the interesting stay and suspender arrangement in image. The side spans and much of the center span appear to be supported by stays. Only the center portion of the main span appears to be supported by verticle suspenders.
- Replaced by 1951 Bouchemaine - Bouchemaine, Maine-et-Loire, France.
1951: Bouchemaine
Bouchemaine, Maine-et-Loire, France - Maine River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1782 (added 2005-05-12) |
| Year Completed: | 1951 |
| Name: | Bouchemaine |
| Location: | Bouchemaine, Maine-et-Loire, France |
| Crossing: | Maine River |
| Coordinates: | 47.420383 N 0.608567 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2021) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 |
| Side Spans: | 2 |
Notes:
- 2018: Major renovation completed.
- Replaced 1910 Bouchemaine - Bouchemaine, Maine-et-Loire, France.
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