Cheviré Bridge
Cheviré Bridge Pont de Cheviré | |
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| Coordinates | 47°11′34″N 1°36′48″W / 47.192778°N 1.613333°W |
| Carries | N844 (Nantes ring road) |
| Crosses | Loire |
| Locale | Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Girder bridge |
| Material | Steel, reinforced concrete |
| Total length | 1,563 m (5,128 ft) |
| Height | 52 m (171 ft) |
| History | |
| Opened | 27 April 1991 |
| Location | |
Interactive map of Cheviré Bridge | |
The Cheviré Bridge (French: Pont de Cheviré, or viaduc de Cheviré) is a 2x3 lane road pont allowing the N 844 (part of the Nantes ring road) to cross the Loire river, which is to the west of Nantes in France.
Description
The bridge is 1,563 m long and 52 m high.[1]
It was inaugurated on April 27, 1991 by French Prime Minister Michel Rocard.[2]
Financing
The bridge was expected to cost 275 million francs excluding VAT in 1987, equivalent to around €82.7 million today.[3] The final cost was 522 million francs in 1991, equivalent to €138.3 million today, with 55% covered by the State and 45% by the Nantes metropolitan area.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Viaduc de Cheviré at Structurae. Retrieved 2026-08-20.
- ↑ A2 (27 April 1991). "Inauguration du pont de Cheviré" (in French). L'Ouest en mémoire (INA). Retrieved 2026-08-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Pont de Cheviré à Nantes" (PDF). Setec TPI. October 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2026-08-20..
- ↑ "La route des estuaires emprunte le pont de Cheviré". Les Échos. 17 May 1991. Retrieved 2026-08-20..
Bibliography
- Loïc Abed-Denesle (2011). "Pont de Cheviré". Nantes Passion (213). Nantes: mairie de Nantes: 50-51. ISSN 1164-4125.
- Emmanuel Bouchon (1988). "Le Pont de Cheviré". Bulletin ouvrages d'art (3). Bagneux: Centre des techniques des ouvrages d'art du service d'études techniques des routes et autoroutes: 6. ISBN 978-2-37180-109-7.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link) - Les Ponts de Nantes d'hier et d'aujourd'hui. Nantes: Coiffard Librairie Éditeur. 1995. p. 152. ISBN 291036603-0.
- Michel Virlogeux (1992). "Structure et architecture des ponts" (PDF). Culture Technique (26). Centre de recherche sur la culture technique. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2026-08-20.