This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.
1920: Les Andelys
Les Andelys, Eure, France - Seine River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1597 (added 2005-02-06) |
| Year Completed: | 1920 |
| Name: | Les Andelys |
| Location: | Les Andelys, Eure, France |
| Crossing: | Seine River |
| Coordinates: | 49.236737 N 1.399657 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Ferdinand Arnodin |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Demolished, June 9, 1940 |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Notes:
- Completed in 1914 but not opened until 1920.
- The present-day Les Andelys bridge appears to have been constructed on the same piers as this predecessor.
- Demolished in June 1940 by the French army to slow advancing German troops during WWII.
- At former location of 1838 Les Andelys - Les Andelys, Eure, France. The 1920 bridge was not an immediate replacement. A stone arch bridge replaced the 1838 suspension bridge destroyed in 1870. The arch bridge was replaced by this (1920) suspension bridge.
- Replaced by 1947 Les Andelys - Les Andelys, Eure, France.
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