Cosne Suspension Bridge, Suspension bridge in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, France
The Cosne Suspension Bridge spans the Loire between Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire in the Nièvre and Boulleret in the Cher. Its deck is about 293 metres long and rests on steel girders carried by two masonry piers in the river and two at the approaches. Two stone-coloured towers, each with a narrow vertical slot in its upper half, carry the main cables, and the roadway sits on a dark steel truss with diagonal bracing.
The bridge was built after World War II and opened to the public in 1959. It represents a period when France invested in reconnecting regions through modern infrastructure.
The bridge carries the RD955 on the Cher side and rue du Général de Gaulle on the town side, and also takes a variant of the GR 31 long-distance footpath between Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire and Blois. Its deck links the Sancerrois villages of the Cher to the Nièvre sub-prefecture.
The deck carries two traffic lanes, with the Cher side linked to the RD955 and the town side to rue du Général de Gaulle. A variant of the GR 31 long-distance footpath from Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire to Blois also crosses the bridge. The span is about 293 m long and rests on two masonry piers in the Loire plus two at the approaches.
The bridge was designed to carry both cars and bicycles on a single structure. This combined approach was a practical solution for the region's mixed transportation needs at the time.
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