Vieux pont suspendu de Seyssel, Suspension bridge in Seyssel, France.

The Vieux pont suspendu de Seyssel, also called pont de la Vierge noire, crosses the Rhone between Seyssel in Ain and Seyssel in Haute-Savoie. It has two spans of up to 40 m, hung around a central masonry pier that rises from the water with a tall arched opening. Thin cables run from the pier to a flat deck with green metal railings and a green truss, resting on the far bank among trees.

The French state built this suspension bridge between 1838 and 1840 for 50,000 francs, after the last wooden bridge, raised around 1822, was swept away in 1834. French engineers destroyed it in June 1940 as the German army approached, and it was rebuilt soon after. Load limits of 12 tonnes in 1909 and 3.5 tonnes in the 1990s ended its use for modern traffic.

In 1856 villagers had a white Saint-Just stone Virgin carved by Roche and Vaganay of Lyon, at a cost of 4,000 to 5,000 francs, and set it on the central pier. The bishops of Belley and Annecy inaugurated it on 29 June. The bridge is also called pont de la Vierge noire after this statue.

The bridge is freely accessible year-round and offers views of the Rhone from both sides at a leisurely pace. Parking areas nearby make it easy to stop and explore the crossing or rest while taking in the surroundings.

The statue on the tower is not medieval: villagers added it in 1856, sculpted by Roche and Vaganay of Lyon in white stone from Saint-Just for 4,000 to 5,000 francs. The bishops of Belley and Annecy inaugurated it on 29 June. The bridge itself was rebuilt after French engineers destroyed it in June 1940.