This is an image set within the Bridgemeister collection.
Bridge: | Saint Jacques Suspension Bridge Replacement |
Location: | Thouars and Saint-Jacques-de-Thouars, Deux-Sèvres, France - Thouet River |
Coordinates and Maps: | See related inventory record(s). |
Image Set Contributor: | Jochem Hollestelle |
Related Suspension Bridge Inventory: | 1848 Saint Jacques - Thouars and Saint-Jacques-de-Thouars, Deux-Sèvres, France |
Related Image Lists: | All from Jochem Hollestelle All in France All Vehicular Suspension Bridges |
Credit: | Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle. |
The bridge pictured here (which is still in use in the 2020s) replaced a suspension bridge destroyed in January 1890 by wind. It appears the new bridge reused the abutments of the suspension bridge.