Ébron Suspension Bridge, Suspension footbridge in Treffort and Lavars, France
The Ébron Suspension Bridge is a steel footbridge 183.5 metres long and 1.2 metres wide at the deck, crossing the Ébron where it enters Lake Monteynard-Avignonet between Lavars and Treffort in the Trièves. A shallow white arched truss rises above the deck, whose slope reaches 16 to 18 percent at its steepest; the deck stands 45 to 85 metres above the water depending on the lake level.
The Ébron footbridge is one of two Himalayan-style suspension bridges built for a loop trail around Lake Monteynard-Avignonet, the other being the Drac footbridge; the return leg of the loop is made by boat. The sources give no construction date for the Ébron span, so its opening year is not documented here.
The Ébron bridge is one of two Himalayan-style footbridges, with the Drac bridge, forming a loop hike around Lake Monteynard-Avignonet; the return leg to the starting point is made by boat. Walkers cross from Lavars to Treffort on the deck, then continue on marked trails in the Trièves.
The bridge lies on a loop hike around Lake Monteynard-Avignonet, paired with the Drac suspension bridge; the return to the starting point is made by boat. The deck is 1.2 metres wide and slopes up to 16–18%, and cyclists must push their bikes across. The free height above the water varies from 45 to 85 metres with the lake level.
The deck climbs at 16 to 18 percent at its steepest, and its clearance above the lake ranges from 45 to 85 metres depending on the water level. The 51-millimetre cables are sized to carry 60 tonnes, roughly the weight of the bridge itself. The crossing is part of a loop trail around Lake Monteynard-Avignonet, with the return leg made by boat.
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