Pont d'Aquitaine
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The Pont d'Aquitaine is a large suspension bridge over the Garonne, north-west of the city of Bordeaux, in France. It forms part of the ring-road of Bordeaux and carries the A630 autoroute. It was completed in 1967 and its main span is 394 meters long.
The northern and southern aspects of the bridge are dramatically different. To the north there is a ridge of land which allows the roadway to enter the bridge with little or no slope. By contrast, to the south there is an area of flat land, forming part of the Medoc, which means the roadway across the bridge slopes dramatically upwards in order to gain sufficient height to enter the bridge.
[edit] External links
- Aquitaine Bridge in the Structurae database
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