Pont Guillaume le Conquérant, Steel road bridge across Seine River in Rouen, France.
Pont Guillaume le Conquérant is a road bridge over the Seine in Rouen, carrying two traffic lanes and two pavements. Its long, flat side girder is painted yellow, with a dark horizontal stripe below and a metal railing with vertical balusters above; slender lamp posts rise from the deck. A thick rectangular concrete pier supports the span at center-right.
Opened on 23 February 1970, the bridge carries the name of William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy. A 1952 proposal had envisaged a lifting bridge on the line of the old transporter bridge, to be called pont des Belges, but the current structure was built instead. Its foundations were laid by the Courbot company.
The bridge bears the name of William the Conqueror, a Duke of Normandy, reflecting the strong historical connection between Rouen and Norman heritage.
The bridge carries two car lanes and two pavements, with a 50 km/h speed limit, and continues the D938 road towards Le Mans. Pedestrians reach the lower quai Jacques-Auquetil and the adjoining François-Mitterrand promenade by a concrete stairway on the upstream and downstream sides, which passes beneath the deck.
In 1952 a lifting bridge was proposed on the line of the former transporter bridge, on the boulevard des Belges axis, to be called pont des Belges; the crossing finally built upstream opened on 23 February 1970. Its foundations were laid by the Courbot company.
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