Suspension Bridges of Gironde
This is a list of all 25 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for Gironde in France. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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1829: Port-Sainte-Foy
Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt, Dordogne and Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, Gironde, France - Dordogne River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 7351 (added 2022-10-22) |
| Year Completed: | 1829 |
| Name: | Port-Sainte-Foy |
| Location: | Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt, Dordogne and Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, Gironde, France |
| Crossing: | Dordogne River |
| Coordinates: | 44.842132 N 0.211552 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular (one-lane) |
| Status: | Replaced |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
| Suspended Spans: | 2 |
| Main Spans: | 2 |
Notes:
- Replaced by 1897 Port-Sainte-Foy - Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt, Dordogne and Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, Gironde, France.
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1830: Guîtres
Guîtres, Gironde, France - Isle River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2072 (added 2006-06-07) |
| Year Completed: | 1830 |
| Name: | Guîtres |
| Location: | Guîtres, Gironde, France |
| Crossing: | Isle River |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Removed |
| Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 2 |
| Main Spans: | 2 |
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1835: La Réole
La Réole, Gironde, France - Garonne River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1768 (added 2005-04-22) |
| Year Completed: | 1835 |
| Name: | La Réole |
| Location: | La Réole, Gironde, France |
| Crossing: | Garonne River |
| References: | AAJ |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Notes:
- AAJ guesses this bridge was completed in 1835 due to contract let in 1833 specifying two-year construction period.
- See 1935 La Réole (Rouergue) - La Réole, Gironde, France. Unsure if the newer bridge is at the same location.
1835: Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac
Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac and Lavagnac, Gironde, France - Dordogne River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2069 (added 2006-06-07) |
| Year Completed: | 1835 |
| Name: | Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac |
| Location: | Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac and Lavagnac, Gironde, France |
| Crossing: | Dordogne River |
| Coordinates: | 44.814153 N 0.138769 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Replaced, 1939 |
| Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Spans: | 3 |
Notes:
1836: Branne
Branne, Gironde, France - Dordogne River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 6999 (added 2022-04-24) |
| Year Completed: | 1836 |
| Name: | Branne |
| Location: | Branne, Gironde, France |
| Crossing: | Dordogne River |
| Coordinates: | 44.832286 N 0.186143 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Removed, 1911 |
| Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
| Main Spans: | 2 |
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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
1845: Gué de Senac
Les Peintures and Chamadelle, Gironde, France - Dronne River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 7849 (added 2023-09-09) |
| Year Completed: | 1845 |
| Name: | Gué de Senac |
| Location: | Les Peintures and Chamadelle, Gironde, France |
| Crossing: | Dronne River |
| Coordinates: | 45.078793 N 0.087081 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Status: | Replaced |
| Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 |
Notes:
External Links:
- Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Gué de Senac à Chamadelle - 1845
- Dans le rétro : le pont du Gué de Sénac sur la Dronne. Article about the suspension bridges at this location. Published March 8, 2022.
1897: Port-Sainte-Foy
Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt, Dordogne and Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, Gironde, France - Dordogne River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1594 (added 2005-02-06) |
| Year Completed: | 1897 |
| Name: | Port-Sainte-Foy |
| Location: | Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt, Dordogne and Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, Gironde, France |
| Crossing: | Dordogne River |
| Coordinates: | 44.842400 N 0.211233 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular (two-lane) |
| Status: | Only towers remain (last checked: 2019) |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
| Suspended Spans: | 2 |
| Main Spans: | 2 |
Notes:
- Replaced by a nearby suspension bridge, but the end pylons are still present at the ends of the replacement span as of 2019.
- Replaced 1829 Port-Sainte-Foy - Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt, Dordogne and Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, Gironde, France.
- Near future location of 1961 Saint-Foy-la-Grande - Saint-Foy-la-Grande, Gironde and Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt, Dordogne, France.
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1911: Pessac-sur-Dordogne
Pessac-sur-Dordogne, Gironde and Dordogne, France - Dordogne River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2333 (added 2007-07-09) |
| Year Completed: | 1911 |
| Name: | Pessac-sur-Dordogne |
| Location: | Pessac-sur-Dordogne, Gironde and Dordogne, France |
| Crossing: | Dordogne River |
| Status: | Removed |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
Notes:
1932: Gué de Senac
Les Peintures and Chamadelle, Gironde, France - Dronne River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 7850 (added 2023-09-09) |
| Year Completed: | 1932 |
| Name: | Gué de Senac |
| Location: | Les Peintures and Chamadelle, Gironde, France |
| Crossing: | Dronne River |
| Coordinates: | 45.078922 N 0.087016 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Demolished, 2011 |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 |
Notes:
External Links:
- Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Gué de Senac à Chamadelle - 1845
- Dans le rétro : le pont du Gué de Sénac sur la Dronne. Article about the suspension bridges at this location. Published March 8, 2022.
1935: La Réole
La Réole, Gironde, France - Garonne River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1769 (added 2005-04-22) |
| Year Completed: | 1935 |
| Name: | La Réole |
| Also Known As: | Rouergue |
| Location: | La Réole, Gironde, France |
| Crossing: | Garonne River |
| Coordinates: | 44.578853 N 0.034028 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular (two-lane), with walkway |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2019) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Notes:
- See 1835 La Réole - La Réole, Gironde, France. Unsure if the newer bridge is at the same location.
External Links:
1939: Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac
Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac and Lavagnac, Gironde, France - Dordogne River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 7336 (added 2022-09-03) |
| Year Completed: | 1939 |
| Name: | Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac |
| Location: | Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac and Lavagnac, Gironde, France |
| Crossing: | Dordogne River |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Destroyed |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Spans: | 3 |
Notes:
1941: Saint-Denis-de-Pile
Saint-Denis-de-Pile and Bonzac, Gironde, France - Isle River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2962 (added 2019-10-06) |
| Year Completed: | 1941 |
| Name: | Saint-Denis-de-Pile |
| Location: | Saint-Denis-de-Pile and Bonzac, Gironde, France |
| Crossing: | Isle River |
| Coordinates: | 44.993221 N 0.207261 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| References: | AAJ |
| Use: | Vehicular (two-lane) |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2019) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Notes:
- 1931, June 3, 1931: Deck and hangers fail during load testing when a truck hits a cable. Ten people die in the accident.
- 1935: Construction starts on a replacement bridge.
- Replaced Saint-Denis-de-Pile - Saint-Denis-de-Pile and Bonzac, Gironde, France.
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1961: Saint-Foy-la-Grande
Saint-Foy-la-Grande, Gironde and Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt, Dordogne, France - Dordogne River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1970 (added 2005-11-26) |
| Year Completed: | 1961 |
| Name: | Saint-Foy-la-Grande |
| Location: | Saint-Foy-la-Grande, Gironde and Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt, Dordogne, France |
| Crossing: | Dordogne River |
| Coordinates: | 44.840960 N 0.208675 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular (two-lane), with walkway |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2019) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 |
| Side Spans: | 2 |
Notes:
- Near former location of 1897 Port-Sainte-Foy - Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt, Dordogne and Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, Gironde, France.
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1967: Aquitaine
Bordeaux, Gironde, France - Garonne River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 466 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1967 |
| Name: | Aquitaine |
| Location: | Bordeaux, Gironde, France |
| Crossing: | Garonne River |
| Coordinates: | 44.879916 N 0.537012 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| References: | BPF |
| Use: | Vehicular (major highway) |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2019) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 394 meters (1,292.7 feet) |
| Side Spans: | 2 x 143 meters (469.2 feet) |
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(suspension bridge)
Castillon-de-Castets, Gironde, France - Canal Latéral à la Garonne
| Bridgemeister ID: | 8384 (added 2024-02-12) |
| Name: | (suspension bridge) |
| Location: | Castillon-de-Castets, Gironde, France |
| Crossing: | Canal Latéral à la Garonne |
| Status: | Removed |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
(suspension bridge)
Fontet, Gironde, France - Canal Latéral à la Garonne
| Bridgemeister ID: | 8383 (added 2024-02-12) |
| Name: | (suspension bridge) |
| Location: | Fontet, Gironde, France |
| Crossing: | Canal Latéral à la Garonne |
| Status: | Removed |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Castillon
Castillon-la-Bataille, Gironde, France - Dordogne River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2961 (added 2019-10-06) |
| Name: | Castillon |
| Location: | Castillon-la-Bataille, Gironde, France |
| Crossing: | Dordogne River |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Removed |
Coutras
Coutras, Gironde, France - Dronne River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2099 (added 2006-07-06) |
| Name: | Coutras |
| Location: | Coutras, Gironde, France |
| Crossing: | Dronne River |
| Coordinates: | 45.041857 N 0.132560 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular (one-lane) |
| Status: | Only towers remain (last checked: 2022) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Coutras
Coutras, Gironde, France - Isle River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 7447 (added 2022-12-23) |
| Name: | Coutras |
| Location: | Coutras, Gironde, France |
| Crossing: | Isle River |
| At or Near Feature: | Canal de Laubardemont |
| Coordinates: | 45.033292 N 0.147358 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Status: | Only towers remain (last checked: 2022) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Galgon
Girard, Galgon, Gironde, France - Isle River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 7158 (added 2022-06-25) |
| Name: | Galgon |
| Location: | Girard, Galgon, Gironde, France |
| Crossing: | Isle River |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Removed |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
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Libourne
Libourne, Gironde, France - Isle River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1975 (added 2005-11-27) |
| Name: | Libourne |
| Location: | Libourne, Gironde, France |
| Crossing: | Isle River |
| Use: | Vehicular (one-lane) |
| Status: | Removed |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Pessac-sur-Dordogne
Pessac-sur-Dordogne, Gironde, France - Dordogne River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 8176 (added 2024-02-04) |
| Name: | Pessac-sur-Dordogne |
| Location: | Pessac-sur-Dordogne, Gironde, France |
| Crossing: | Dordogne River |
| Status: | Removed |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
Notes:
Saint-Denis-de-Pile
Saint-Denis-de-Pile and Bonzac, Gironde, France - Isle River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 7507 (added 2023-01-02) |
| Name: | Saint-Denis-de-Pile |
| Location: | Saint-Denis-de-Pile and Bonzac, Gironde, France |
| Crossing: | Isle River |
| Coordinates: | 44.993251 N 0.207369 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Replaced |
| Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
Notes:
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Savignac-de-l'Isle
Savignac-de-l'Isle, Gironde, France - Isle River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 7846 (added 2023-09-04) |
| Name: | Savignac-de-l'Isle |
| Location: | Savignac-de-l'Isle, Gironde, France |
| Crossing: | Isle River |
| Coordinates: | 44.987175 N 0.233164 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Removed |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Notes:
- Completed in the 1890s. It likely replaced another suspension bridge completed in 1840.
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