Suspension Bridges of Lot
This is a list of all 20 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for Lot in France. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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| Bridgemeister ID: | 8507 (added 2024-03-23) |
| Year Completed: | 1830 |
| Name: | La Madeleine |
| Location: | La Madeleine, Faycelles, Lot and Causse-et-Diège, Aveyron, France |
| Crossing: | Lot River |
| Coordinates: | 44.557528 N 2.026278 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Removed |
| Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 2 |
| Main Spans: | 2 |
External Links:
1834: Bretenoux
Bretenoux and Biars-sur-Cère, Lot, France - Cère River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 4756 (added 2020-06-27) |
| Year Completed: | 1834 |
| Name: | Bretenoux |
| Location: | Bretenoux and Biars-sur-Cère, Lot, France |
| Crossing: | Cère River |
| Coordinates: | 44.916349 N 1.838218 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| References: | AAJ |
| Use: | Vehicular (one-lane) |
| Status: | Removed |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
External Links:
1846: Carennac
Carennac, Lot, France - Dordogne River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 7842 (added 2023-09-03) |
| Year Completed: | 1846 |
| Name: | Carennac |
| Location: | Carennac, Lot, France |
| Crossing: | Dordogne River |
| Coordinates: | 44.915091 N 1.743699 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Removed |
| Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Notes:
- Replaced by 1941 Carennac - Carennac, Lot, France.
External Links:
- Pont de Carennac - 1846 - Art-et-Histoire
- Sur Lorand: Le pont suspendu de Carennac. History of the bridges at this location.
| Bridgemeister ID: | 7962 (added 2023-11-23) |
| Year Completed: | 1870 |
| Name: | Touzac |
| Location: | Touzac, Lot, France |
| Crossing: | Lot River |
| Coordinates: | 44.496083 N 1.049472 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular (one-lane) |
| Status: | Closed, January 2022 (last checked: 2023) |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 110 meters (360.9 feet) estimated |
Notes:
- 2022, January 21: Bridge is severely damaged by a 40-ton truck attempting to cross. The bridge had a weight restriction of 16 tons since 1932. The long truck was also unable to negotiate the turn at the far end of the bridge and damaged the pylons attempting to reverse.
- 2023, June: Repair work is expected to start in September 2023 and complete in late 2024.
1912: Miret
Saint-Denis-lès-Martel, Lot, France - Dordogne River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1986 (added 2005-12-02) |
| Year Completed: | 1912 |
| Name: | Miret |
| Also Known As: | Mezels |
| Location: | Saint-Denis-lès-Martel, Lot, France |
| Crossing: | Dordogne River |
| Coordinates: | 44.927380 N 1.670215 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular (one-lane) |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2019) |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 140 meters (459.3 feet) |
Notes:
- Possibly completed 1914, not 1912.
- In vicinity of Mezels and Floirac.
External Links:
1941: Carennac
Carennac, Lot, France - Dordogne River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 3067 (added 2019-10-26) |
| Year Completed: | 1941 |
| Name: | Carennac |
| Location: | Carennac, Lot, France |
| Crossing: | Dordogne River |
| Coordinates: | 44.915186 N 1.743939 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular (two-lane) |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2019) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 134 meters (439.6 feet) estimated |
Notes:
- Likely completed in 1941, possibly 1940.
- Replaced 1846 Carennac - Carennac, Lot, France.
External Links:
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1944 (added 2005-10-29) |
| Name: | Albas |
| Location: | Albas, Lot, France |
| Crossing: | Lot River |
| Coordinates: | 44.471604 N 1.236137 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular (one-lane) |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2023) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 116 meters (380.6 feet) estimated |
External Links:
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2315 (added 2007-05-05) |
| Name: | Cajarc |
| Location: | Cajarc, Lot and Salvagnac-Cajarc, Aveyron, France |
| Crossing: | Lot River |
| Coordinates: | 44.482974 N 1.844528 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular (one-lane), with walkway |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2021) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 100 meters (328.1 feet) estimated |
External Links:
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1949 (added 2005-11-04) |
| Name: | Castelfranc |
| Location: | Castelfranc, Lot, France |
| Crossing: | Lot River |
| Coordinates: | 44.499927 N 1.220113 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular (one-lane) |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2011) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Notes:
- At former location of Castelfranc - Castelfranc, Lot, France. Unclear if one bridge was an immediate replacement for the other.
External Links:
| Bridgemeister ID: | 7478 (added 2022-12-25) |
| Name: | Castelfranc |
| Location: | Castelfranc, Lot, France |
| Crossing: | Lot River |
| Coordinates: | 44.500180 N 1.220295 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Removed |
| Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Notes:
- Later at same location Castelfranc - Castelfranc, Lot, France. Unclear if the newer bridge was an immediate replacement.
| Bridgemeister ID: | 7176 (added 2022-07-02) |
| Name: | Gaillac |
| Location: | Gaillac, Cajarc and Andressac, Cajarc, Lot, France |
| Crossing: | Lot River |
| Coordinates: | 44.469016 N 1.829985 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Only towers remain, since 2002 |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 97 meters (318.2 feet) estimated |
Notes:
- Sometimes confused with the better known suspension bridge at Gaillac, Tarn.
- Demolished, 2002.
- Near Cajarc - Cajarc, Lot and Salvagnac-Cajarc, Aveyron, France.
- See 1852 Gaillac - Gaillac, Tarn, France.
External Links:
Gluges
Gluges, Lot, France - Dordogne River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1584 (added 2005-01-22) |
| Name: | Gluges |
| Location: | Gluges, Lot, France |
| Crossing: | Dordogne River |
| Coordinates: | 44.907676 N 1.627499 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| References: | AAJ |
| Use: | Vehicular (two-lane) |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2022) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Notes:
- This is the modern suspension bridge of 20th-century construction at Gluges. It is unclear if this bridge is at the same location as the older Gluges suspension bridge.
- See Gluges - Gluges, Lot, France.
External Links:
Gluges
Gluges, Lot, France - Dordogne River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2326 (added 2007-05-12) |
| Name: | Gluges |
| Location: | Gluges, Lot, France |
| Crossing: | Dordogne River |
| Use: | Vehicular |
Notes:
- This is an older bridge of 19th-century construction that has likely been removed. It is unclear if this bridge was at the same location as the current Gluges suspension bridge.
- See Gluges - Gluges, Lot, France.
Meyronne
Meyronne and Saint-Sozy, Lot, France - Dordogne River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2313 (added 2007-05-05) |
| Name: | Meyronne |
| Location: | Meyronne and Saint-Sozy, Lot, France |
| Crossing: | Dordogne River |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Demolished, c. 1969 |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
Notes:
- Appears to have been dismantled following an accident that damaged the cables while the bridge was being restored, c. 1969.
Puybrun
Puybrun, Corrèze and Girac, Lot, France - Dordogne River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1932 (added 2005-10-27) |
| Name: | Puybrun |
| Location: | Puybrun, Corrèze and Girac, Lot, France |
| Crossing: | Dordogne River |
| Status: | Removed |
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