Ingrandes Suspension Bridge

This is an image set within the Bridgemeister collection.

Bridge:Ingrandes Suspension Bridge
Location:Ingrandes, Maine-et-Loire, France - Loire River
Coordinates and Maps:See related inventory record(s).
Image Set Contributor:Jochem Hollestelle
Related Suspension Bridge Inventory:1843 Ingrandes - Ingrandes, Maine-et-Loire, France
Related Image Lists:All from Jochem Hollestelle
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Credit:Postcards, collection of Jochem Hollestelle.

The original 1843 bridge.

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After the bridge was strengthened, likely in 1922.

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Two images dated photos June 24, 1940, taken by German soldiers during WWII showing the bridge destroyed by the French to slow German advance, with temporary timber replacement bridge.

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The bridge as it appeared in the 1960s after another strengthening or reconstruction in 1948.

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