Pont de l'Artuby, Concrete arch bridge in Aiguines, France
Pont de l'Artuby is a two-lane road bridge of reinforced concrete whose single arch spans 110 m across the Artuby gorge, with a bow rising 24 m. Slender, unadorned stanchions carry the flat deck above the arch, and solid abutments frame it at each end. Short slab-beam spans on the slopes link the arch to the D 71 between Aiguines and Trigance.
Construction began in the 1930s but was interrupted by World War II and completed after the war ended. This bridge finally connected two sides of the valley that had been difficult to cross before.
The bridge carries the D 71, the Corniche Sublime, a scenic road built in the late 1930s to open the remote Gorges du Verdon area to tourism. It links Aiguines and Trigance, 22 and 13 km away, and is used for bungee jumping into the Artuby gorge.
Pont de l'Artuby carries the two-lane D 71 between Aiguines and Trigance, about 22 km and 13 km away respectively. It is a road bridge with no pavement, so there is nowhere to walk or stop on the deck; park at the roadside approaches and view the arch from the gorge rims. Bungee jumping is operated from the structure.
The bridge was built using an unusual method where two large segments were lifted vertically and lowered over the valley. This technique made it possible to create a structure that appears as one continuous arc, though it was assembled from prefabricated pieces.
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