Suspension Bridges of Vaucluse

This is a list of all 19 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for Vaucluse in France. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1831: Mirabeau

Mirabeau, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône, France - Durance River
Bridgemeister ID:982 (added 2003-11-15)
Year Completed:1831
Name:Mirabeau
Location:Mirabeau, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Crossing:Durance River
Coordinates:43.68945 N 5.668267 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Jean-François-Theophilus Sauzet
References:AAJ, BPF
Use:Vehicular
Status:Only towers remain (last checked: 2005)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 150 meters (492.1 feet)
Deck width:5.5 meters

Notes:

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Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1835: Pertuis

Pertuis, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône, France - Durance River
Bridgemeister ID:984 (added 2003-11-15)
Year Completed:1835
Name:Pertuis
Location:Pertuis, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Crossing:Durance River
Principals:Seguin Brothers
References:AAJ
Use:Vehicular
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Spans:2 x 104 meters (341.2 feet)

Notes:

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Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1835: Rognonas

Rognonas, Bouches-du-Rhône and Avignon, Vaucluse, France - Durance River
Bridgemeister ID:2190 (added 2007-01-25)
Year Completed:1835
Name:Rognonas
Location:Rognonas, Bouches-du-Rhône and Avignon, Vaucluse, France
Crossing:Durance River
References:AAJ
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (iron)

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1835: Roquemaure

Roquemaure, Gard and Orange, Vaucluse, France - Rhône River
Bridgemeister ID:1735 (added 2005-04-19)
Year Completed:1835
Name:Roquemaure
Location:Roquemaure, Gard and Orange, Vaucluse, France
Crossing:Rhône River
Coordinates:44.069467 N 4.7689 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:AAJ
Use:Vehicular
Status:Only towers remain (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:4
Main Spans:4

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.

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Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1837: Cavaillon

Cavaillon, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône, France - Durance River
Bridgemeister ID:1012 (added 2003-11-21)
Year Completed:1837
Name:Cavaillon
Location:Cavaillon, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Crossing:Durance River
Principals:Jules Seguin
References:AAJ
Use:Vehicular
Status:Replaced
Main Cables:Wire (iron)

Notes:

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1839: Cadenet

Cadenet, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône, France - Durance River
Bridgemeister ID:1008 (added 2003-11-21)
Year Completed:1839
Name:Cadenet
Location:Cadenet, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Crossing:Durance River
Coordinates:43.712117 N 5.365317 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Adolphe Boulland
References:AAJ
Use:Vehicular
Status:Only towers remain (last checked: 2005)

Notes:

  • Damaged by flood 1843, closed until 1844, destroyed 1944. Towers still standing, 2005.

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg

1843: Avignon

Avignon, Vaucluse and Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, Gard, France - Rhône River
Bridgemeister ID:986 (added 2003-11-15)
Year Completed:1843
Name:Avignon
Location:Avignon, Vaucluse and Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, Gard, France
Crossing:Rhône River
Coordinates:43.951490 N 4.800048 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Seguin Brothers
Use:Vehicular
Status:Demolished, c. 1960
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

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:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1846: Mallemort

Mallemort, Bouches-du-Rhône and Mérindol, Vaucluse, France - Durance River
Bridgemeister ID:985 (added 2003-11-15)
Year Completed:1846
Name:Mallemort
Location:Mallemort, Bouches-du-Rhône and Mérindol, Vaucluse, France
Crossing:Durance River
Coordinates:43.740533 N 5.176 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Closed (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Spans:3

Notes:

  • Damaged 1872, 1880, 1882, 1886 by flood, 1940 by bombs. Extant 2005 but closed.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1894: Bonpas

Bonpas, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône, France - Durance River
Bridgemeister ID:2082 (added 2006-06-11)
Year Completed:1894
Name:Bonpas
Location:Bonpas, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Crossing:Durance River
Coordinates:43.887445 N 4.916439 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed, 1944
Suspended Spans:4
Main Spans:2
Side Spans:2

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1926: Oiselay

Sorgues, Vaucluse, France
Bridgemeister ID:7273 (added 2022-07-22)
Year Completed:1926
Name:Oiselay
Location:Sorgues, Vaucluse, France
Coordinates:44.023850 N 4.843694 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Closed (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 151 meters (495.4 feet) estimated

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1931: Cavaillon

Cavaillon, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône, France - Durance River
Bridgemeister ID:1013 (added 2003-11-22)
Year Completed:1931
Name:Cavaillon
Location:Cavaillon, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Crossing:Durance River
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed, 1944
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

External Links:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1935: Mirabeau

Mirabeau, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône, France - Durance River
Bridgemeister ID:900 (added 2003-09-07)
Year Completed:1935
Name:Mirabeau
Location:Mirabeau, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Crossing:Durance River
Principals:Auguste Rey
References:BPF
Use:Vehicular
Status:Replaced, 1991
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 175 meters (574.1 feet)
Deck width:8 meters

Notes:

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1945: Saint-Esprit

Pont-Saint-Esprit, Gard and Mondragon, Vaucluse, France - Rhône River
Bridgemeister ID:8139 (added 2024-01-20)
Year Completed:1945
Name:Saint-Esprit
Location:Pont-Saint-Esprit, Gard and Mondragon, Vaucluse, France
Crossing:Rhône River
Coordinates:44.258917 N 4.650833 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Replaced, 1954
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

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:

Postcards, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1950: Rognonas

Rognonas, Bouches-du-Rhône and Avignon, Vaucluse, France - Durance River
Bridgemeister ID:549 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1950
Name:Rognonas
Location:Rognonas, Bouches-du-Rhône and Avignon, Vaucluse, France
Crossing:Durance River
Coordinates:43.914624 N 4.808279 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:BC2, BPF
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 255 meters (836.6 feet)
Side Spans:2

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1952: Pertuis

Pertuis, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône, France - Durance River
Bridgemeister ID:901 (added 2003-09-07)
Year Completed:1952
Name:Pertuis
Location:Pertuis, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Crossing:Durance River
Coordinates:43.66735 N 5.496117 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway
Status:Removed, 2013
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Spans:2

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Bollène

Bollène, Vaucluse, France - Donzère Canal
Bridgemeister ID:1583 (added 2005-01-22)
Name:Bollène
Location:Bollène, Vaucluse, France
Crossing:Donzère Canal
Coordinates:44.284683 N 4.732283 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (two-lane), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Mondragon

Mondragon, Vaucluse, France - Donzère Canal
Bridgemeister ID:4547 (added 2020-05-30)
Name:Mondragon
Location:Mondragon, Vaucluse, France
Crossing:Donzère Canal
Coordinates:44.245210 N 4.701625 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 146 meters (479 feet) estimated

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Roquemaure

Roquemaure, Gard and Orange, Vaucluse, France - Rhône River
Bridgemeister ID:1736 (added 2005-04-19)
Name:Roquemaure
Location:Roquemaure, Gard and Orange, Vaucluse, France
Crossing:Rhône River
Coordinates:44.071967 N 4.768917 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg

Violès

Violès, Vaucluse, France - Ouvèze River
Bridgemeister ID:4754 (added 2020-06-27)
Name:Violès
Location:Violès, Vaucluse, France
Crossing:Ouvèze River
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle


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