Pont Napoléon, Road bridge in Moissac, France
The Pont Napoleon spans 187 meters across the Tarn River, featuring nine arches made of brick and cut stone, each measuring about 20 meters wide. The structure carries vehicular traffic on departmental road D813 and also contains an integrated gas line.
The bridge was inaugurated by Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte on 6 October 1852, on the road from Moissac toward Castelsarrasin. It carries the D813, the former route nationale 113, across the Tarn 3.5 km before the river meets the Garonne. Built of brick and cut stone, it cost 500,000 francs and has nine arches of 20.75 m each.
The bridge carries the name Pont Napoléon, but locally it is also called Pont Marie-Thérèse. It stands on departmental road D813, the former route nationale 113, at the exit from Moissac toward Castelsarrasin, 3.5 km upstream from where the Tarn meets the Garonne. A gas pipeline runs through the structure.
The bridge is accessible to both vehicles and pedestrians, connecting the town on either side of the river. From the bridge, you have good views of the river and the surrounding riverbanks.
The bridge carries a gas pipeline across the Tarn, a detail not visible from the roadway. Its nine arches of 20.75 m each were built in brick and cut stone for 500,000 francs, and Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte inaugurated it on 6 October 1852, 3.5 km upstream of the Tarn's confluence with the Garonne.
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