September 2023

Saturday 16
- 17:00 - 19:30

Pont suspendu de Saint-Marien

Pont suspendu, 23110 Évaux-les-Bains

Creuse

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

100 years of the suspension bridge on the Tardes

Name: 100 years of the suspension bridge on the Tardes
Start: 2023-09-16T17:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-16T19:30:00+02:00
Location: Pont suspendu de Saint-Marien

Discover the suspension bridge with Andrée Rouffet-Pinon.

Saturday 16 September 2023, 17:00

Passed

Conditions

Free.

©Creuse Confluence Tourisme

Conference on the history of the Rochebut dam and the suspension bridge

September 2023

Saturday 16
- 17:00 - 19:30

Additionnal information

Types d'événement

Visite commentée / Conférence

Thèmes 2023

No selection

I agree that the image may be freely used, provided that it is attributed to the author by name and shared under the same conditions.

Conditions de participation

Gratuit

Type de public

Tout public

About the location

Suggest a change on the location

Pont suspendu de Saint-Marien

Pont suspendu, 23110 Évaux-les-Bains

Creuse

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Located between Evaux-les-bains and Budelière in the Creuse, it crosses the Tardes not far from its confluence with the Cher. Its construction was completed on November 4, 1921, and it replaced an old sunken footbridge after the construction of the Rochebut Dam.
At each of its extremities stand two high granite masonry pylons, paired at their summit. They support numerous steel cables attached to the valley walls via concrete abutments. The six main cables curve harmoniously. From these, the guy wires that attach the metal girders to the deck come out. On these rests the floor which counts at least 597 oak sleepers of about twenty centimetres wide and 8 thick. On each side a narrow metal ledge allows pedestrians to walk.
The bridge is announced to support a total load of 4 tons. In reality, it must be able to withstand twice the load, but it is subjected to a severe test when several vehicles cross it at the same time. The tirants are not solidary with the rock, but have a certain degr

Conditions

September 2023

Die 100-jährige Hängebrücke über die Tardes

Conditions

100 years of the suspension bridge on the Tardes

Conditions

I 100 anni del ponte sospeso sul Tardes

Conditions

Conférence sur l'histoire du barrage de Rochebut et du pont suspendu

Conditions

Los 100 años del puente colgante sobre la Tardes

Conditions

September 2023