Pont de Recouvrance
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For other uses, see Recouvrance (disambiguation).
48.384381°N 4.496541°W / 48.384381; -4.496541
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Pont de Recouvrance | |
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Coordinates | 48°23′03.7″N 04°29′47.3″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 |
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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[clarification needed] vertical-lift bridge in Europe[citation needed] 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.