Pont du Diable, Medieval stone bridge in Céret, France

Pont du Diable is a single-arch stone bridge over the Tech in Céret, built of rough grey and tan masonry. Its arch has a span of 45.45 m and rises 22.3 m to the crown, where a shallow raised section of stonework sits above a low parapet. Massive abutments flank the arch, and a small rounded opening pierces the left end below the parapet.

Built from 1321 to 1341 with funds from Céret and neighbouring villages, the bridge held the world record for the longest stone arch until 1356, when Verona's Castelvecchio Bridge surpassed it. Repairs followed between 1718 and 1762. In 1793 General Dagobert planned to blow it up to block the Spanish army, but Joseph Cassanyes saved it. It has been a classified monument historique since 1840.

The name Pont du Diable appears in 18th- and 19th-century authors, though the bridge was long called simply the Céret bridge. One legend says the devil built it in a single night; another that he failed to place the last stone. In 2013 Australian artist Jodi Rose married the bridge.

The bridge carries the road over the Tech on a single 45.45 m arch, with a paved deck that carriages once crossed. A chapel stood at one end, used as a guard post in wartime. The deck is narrow, so cross on foot and step aside for traffic; the arch and its reflection are best seen from the riverbanks below.

From its completion in 1341 until 1356, the bridge had the longest stone arch in the world, surpassing Italy's Ponte della Maddalena; it lost the record to Verona's Castelvecchio Bridge. In 1793 General Dagobert wanted to blow it up to block the Spanish army, and Joseph Cassanyes had it saved at the last moment. On 24 June 2013 Australian artist Jodi Rose married the bridge.