Pont Aristide-Briand, Concrete bridge in Loire River, Nantes, France.
Pont Aristide-Briand is a three-span road bridge over the Madeleine arm of the Loire, north of the Île de Nantes. It rests on six longitudinal beams and concrete piers, with a flat deck, a solid white upper edge and curved lampposts along the parapet. It links Avenue Jean-Claude-Bonduelle to Boulevard Général-De-Gaulle.
Built from 1962 to 1966, the bridge was laid out to link Avenue Jean-Claude-Bonduelle with Boulevard Général-De-Gaulle, then newly created and formerly called Boulevard de l'Île-Beaulieu. It forms part of Nantes' "second line of bridges" across the Loire. On 6 November 2006 the Line 4 Busway began crossing it, connecting Porte de Vertou with Place Maréchal-Foch.
The name honours Aristide Briand, born in Nantes on 28 March 1862, who served eleven times as President of the Council and was awarded the 1926 Nobel Peace Prize with German politician Gustav Stresemann. Since 6 November 2006 the bridge has carried Line 4 of the busway, linking Porte de Vertou to Place Maréchal-Foch.
The bridge carries the Line 4 Busway between Porte de Vertou and Place Maréchal-Foch, in service since 6 November 2006. It links Avenue Jean-Claude-Bonduelle on one bank with Boulevard Général-De-Gaulle, formerly Boulevard de l'Île-Beaulieu, on the other. Look for the curved lampposts along the parapet to follow the deck.
The bridge carries Line 4 of the Busway, which has crossed it since 6 November 2006 and links Porte de Vertou with Place Maréchal-Foch. Its deck is made of six longitudinal beams forming three spans.
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