Notes:

• Often credited as being the first large wire suspension bridge in France (and elsewhere). Rebuilt 1847 as a footbridge. Removed 1965.
• Near 1849 Marc Seguin - Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche and Tain-L'Hermitage, Drôme, France.
• Near 1958 Gustave Toursier - Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche and Tain-L'Hermitage, Drôme, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000156

Notes:

• Destroyed August 30, 1944. Rebuilt 1946.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008624

Notes:

• Replaced by 1933 Sablons - Sablons, Isère and Serrières, Ardèche, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20001506

Notes:

• 1887: Flooring failed.
• 1944: Bombed by Allied Forces, August 6.

External Links:

• Musée de la résistance en ligne
• Structurae - Structure ID 20012664

Notes:

• Damaged by flood in 1840. Rebuilt.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20005249

Notes:

• 1944: Heavily damaged.
• 1945: Repaired and reopened.
• Similar to Saint-Vallier - Saint-Vallier, Drôme, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Bourg St-Andéol - 1830
• Structurae - Structure ID 20015893

Notes:

• Two side spans meeting at a single midstream tower.
• Later at same location 1949 (footbridge) - Valence, Drôme and Guilherand-Granges, Ardèche, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20009700

Notes:

• Appears to have been replaced with another suspension bridge of similar proportions.
• Single midstream tower.
• Replaced by 1935 Condrieu - Condrieu, Rhône and Les Roches-de-Condrieu, Isère, France.

External Links:

• Pont de Condrieu - Wikipedia

Notes:

• Cables and deck appear to have been replaced (at least once).
• AAJ describes an accident in 1836: "...some of the iron-work, which was faulty, gave way and the platform fell into the river. Six persons were drowned."

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20013232

Notes:

• One of the four spans, effectively a separate bridge over a small channel of the Rhône to an island that connected to the main river spans, was still standing in early 2005, but closed to all traffic. The deck and cables were removed or destroyed at some point in 2005 or 2006 leaving just the pylons of this span.
• Replaced by Roquemaure - Roquemaure, Gard and Orange, Vaucluse, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20010789

Notes:

• Was at location of present-day Pont Wilson.
• Rebuilt, 1850.
• Near 1845 College (Collège) - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20003382

Notes:

• Damaged by flood, 1840. Rebuilt and reopened, 1843. Damaged by floods, 1856 and 1881.
• Replaced by 1931 Teil - Le Teil, Ardèche and Montélimar, Drôme, France.

External Links:

• Pont routier du Teil - Inventaire Général du Patrimoine Culturel. Detailed history and many images of the suspension bridges at Le Teil.

Notes:

• Destroyed, 1940, during WWII.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont suspendu de Seyssel - 1840
• Structurae - Structure ID 20002993

Notes:

• Failed 1856, rebuilt 1858, destroyed 1940 (war), rebuilt 1942, destroyed 1944 (war), rebuilt 1946, restricted to pedestrians, 1983. Abandoned in the 1990s. Stood in a derelict state for several years.
• 2013: Work is completed to replace the derelict deck with a suspension footbridge that sits on the original piers but does not use the towers of the former suspension bridge. This new installation is tracked separately.
• Replaced by 2013 Himalayenne (Rochemaure, Himalayan) - Rochemaure, Ardèche, France.

External Links:

• Pont de Rochemaure — Wikipédia
• Structurae - Structure ID 20002995

Notes:

• Coordinates are for the present day (2022) Pont Édouard Daladier. The suspension bridge was on an alignment immediately adjacent to it.
• 1888-1890: Strengthened, and perhaps largely rebuilt, by Ferdinand Arnodin. This introduced the hybrid cable-stayed/suspension system commonly seen in images of the bridge.
• 1944, June: Heavily damaged by US bombardment. Eventually repaired and reopened.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20012658

Notes:

• Destroyed 1944.
• Near 1839 L'Hôtel Dieu - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France.
• Near 1846 Saint Clair (Louis Philippe, Vaïsse) - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France.
• Replaced by 1945 College (Collège) - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20003018

Notes:

• Damaged by drifting boat, 1854. Rebuilt, 1856. Bombed, 1944. Rebuilt, 1946. Demolished, 1953.
• Crossed at present-day location of Pont Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny.
• Originally constructed with two suspended spans. When it was rebuilt in 1856, towers were added increasing the number of suspended spans to six.
• Near 1845 College (Collège) - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20022553

Notes:

• Damaged in 1885 and replaced in 1888.
• Replaced by 1888 Évieu - Évieu, Ain and Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin, Isère, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont d'Evieu - 1847

External Links:

• Wikipedia - Pont du Robinet
• Structurae - Structure ID 20003002

Notes:

• Later at same location 1954 Viviers - Viviers, Ardèche and Châteauneuf-Du-Rhône, Drôme, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20062498

Notes:

• Replaced by an arch bridge in the early 20th century. Built as part of the same project as the Kitchener-Marchand bridge; they were on the same alignment, with one crossing the Saône and the other the Rhône. Both were originally known as the Napoleon bridges.
• Companion to 1849 Kitchener-Marchand (Napoleon, Kitchener, Midi) - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20017972

Notes:

• A second bridge at Tournon, by Seguin, approximately 100 meters downstream from his 1825 bridge. Restored 1989.
• Near 1825 Tain-Tournon - Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche and Tain, Drôme, France.
• Near 1958 Gustave Toursier - Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche and Tain-L'Hermitage, Drôme, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000896

Notes:

• GHD describes how Dufour designed the bridge but was replaced (for political reasons) by a novice engineer, Mr. Hug who produced his own design. The bridge collapsed under test loading.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Briord - 1856

Notes:

• In 2019, one pair of pylons were still standing on the west bank of the Rhône.

Notes:

• 1940: Destroyed during WWII.
• Later at same location 1951 Yenne - Yenne, Savoie and Ain, France.

Notes:

• Replaced 1847 Évieu - Évieu, Ain and Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin, Isère, France.

Notes:

• Near 1891 Livron - Livron-sur-Drôme, Drôme and La Voulte-sur-Rhône, Ardèche, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20012958

Notes:

• Later at same location 1959 Vernaison - Vernaison and Solaize, Métropole de Lyon, France.

External Links:

• Pont de Vernaison - Wikipedia

Notes:

• Destroyed, 1940, during WWII.
• Similar to 1912 Groslée - Groslée, Ain and Brangues, Isère, France.

Notes:

• Similar to 1904 Jons-Niévroz - Jons, Rhône and Niévroz, Ain, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20002992

External Links:

• Pont suspendu de Chartrouse ou de l'île des Pilotes - - Inventaire Général du Patrimoine Culturel
• Île des Pilotes — Wikipédia
• Structurae - Structure ID 20010574

Notes:

• Destroyed, 1944. Rebuilt, 1950.
• Replaced 1839 Teil - Le Teil, Ardèche and Montélimar, Drôme, France.

External Links:

• Pont routier du Teil - Inventaire Général du Patrimoine Culturel. Detailed history and many images of the suspension bridges at Le Teil.
• Structurae - Structure ID 20001106

Notes:

• Replaced 1828 Sablons - Sablons, Isère and Serrières, Ardèche, France.
• Replaced by 1951 Sablons - Sablons, Isère and Serrières, Ardèche, France.

Notes:

• Replaced 1831 Condrieu - Condrieu, Rhône and Les Roches-de-Condrieu, Isère, France.
• Replaced by Condrieu - Condrieu, Rhône and Les Roches-de-Condrieu, Isère, France.

External Links:

• Pont de Condrieu - Wikipedia
• Pont entre Condrieu et les Roches detruit le 20 juin 1940 - Wikimedia. Image of the destroyed bridge.
• Structurae - Structure ID 20013233

Notes:

• Replaced 1845 College (Collège) - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France.

Notes:

• This suspension span replaced one arch of the Saint-Espirit bridge that had been destroyed in 1944 during WWII. It was replaced by a new concrete arch in 1954.

External Links:

• La batellerie - Expérience fluviale sur les fleuves, canaux et rivières navigables ! Transport fluvial - Batellerie - Péniche - PONT SAINT ESPRIT MAINTENANT

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20005400

Notes:

• At former location of 1830 Valence - Valence, Drôme and Guilherand-Granges, Ardèche, France.

Notes:

• Replaced 1933 Sablons - Sablons, Isère and Serrières, Ardèche, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20002996

Notes:

• At former location of 1883 Yenne - Yenne, Savoie and Ain, France.

External Links:

• Wikipedia - Pont suspendu de Yenne
• Structurae - Structure ID 20018413

Notes:

• At former location of 1847 Viviers - Viviers, Ardèche and Drôme, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20013070

Notes:

• Near 1825 Tain-Tournon - Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche and Tain, Drôme, France.
• Near 1849 Marc Seguin - Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche and Tain-L'Hermitage, Drôme, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20012581

Notes:

• At former location of 1902 Vernaison - Vernaison, Métropole de Lyon, France.
• Connects to Solaize - Solaize and Vernaison, Métropole de Lyon, France.

External Links:

• Pont de Vernaison - Wikipedia
• Structurae - Structure ID 20016442

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20015486

Notes:

• Built on the rehabilitated piers of the older Rochemaure bridge.
• Replaced 1842 Rochemaure - Rochemaure, Ardèche and Ancône, Drôme, France.

External Links:

• Pont de Rochemaure — Wikipédia
• Structurae - Structure ID 20083462

Notes:

• Likely built around 1946-1947 during construction of the Génissiat dam.

Notes:

• May have been completed in 1944.
• Replaced 1935 Condrieu - Condrieu, Rhône and Les Roches-de-Condrieu, Isère, France.

External Links:

• Pont de Condrieu — Wikipédia

Notes:

• Replaced 1835 Roquemaure - Roquemaure, Gard and Orange, Vaucluse, France. One span of the older bridge is still standing next to the replacement.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20001129

Notes:

• Likely completed early 1830s.
• Similar to 1830 Bourg-Saint-Andéol - Bourg-Saint-Andéol, Ardèche, France.