Pont de Recouvrance
48°23′04″N 4°29′48″W / 48.384381°N 4.496541°W
Pont de Recouvrance | |
|---|---|
The Pont de Recouvrance and the Penfeld | |
| Coordinates | 48°23′03.7″N 04°29′47.3″W / 48.384361°N 4.496472°W |
| Carries | Rue de Siam |
| Crosses | Penfeld River |
| Locale | Brest, Brittany, France |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Vertical-lift bridge |
| Material | Reinforced concrete, steel |
| Height | 70m |
| Longest span | 88 metres (289 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1950 |
| Construction end | 1954 |
| Opened | 1954 |
| Location | |
The Pont de Recouvrance (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ də ʁəkuvʁɑ̃s]) is a vertical-lift bridge in Brest, France, across the river Penfeld. Opened on 17 July 1954, it was the largest vertical-lift bridge in Europe until the opening of the Rouen Pont Gustave-Flaubert in 2008. It links the bottom of the rue de Siam to the quartier de Recouvrance, replacing a swing bridge (the pont National) destroyed by Allied bombardment in 1944.
Each pylon is 70m high, and the 525-tonne lift span is 88m long.