Pont Confluences, Tram bridge in Angers, France
Pont Confluences is a steel tram bridge that crosses the Maine River in Angers, with a total length of 293 meters. It links the university hospital district on one bank to the Saint-Serge neighborhood on the other, and is also open to pedestrians and cyclists.
The bridge was inaugurated in 2011 as part of the reopening of Angers' tram network, roughly a century after the city first ran trams across the Maine in 1896. The new crossing replaced infrastructure that had long since disappeared and gave the network a modern river passage.
The name Confluences refers to the point where the Sarthe, Mayenne, and Loir rivers join to form the Maine, just upstream from the bridge. Standing on the deck, you can look toward that meeting of waters and understand why the crossing was given this name.
The bridge can be reached on foot or by bike from both riverbanks, and ramps make it passable for pushchairs and wheelchairs as well. The tram stops are right at each end of the crossing, so getting on and off is straightforward.
The central steel arch spans 149 meters with no support placed in the river bed, leaving the Maine's channel completely open. The cables fan out from the arch down to the deck, giving the bridge a shape that stands out clearly when seen from the riverbanks.
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