The Pont Canal d’Agen !!!

Posted in Europe, France

I drive you down to a wonderful region of my belle France and its wonders. I decided to space out this wonderful site on a post of its own in my blog. This time let’s travel to the south the old Aquitaine, and wonderful Agen , the Pont Canal, Hope you enjoy the post as I.

Agen  is a town of thousands years old on the hills of the Ermitage that was the original site of the gallois town of Nitiobroges and a history connected always to the Garonne river. The town today is about 140 km from Bordeaux and 115 km from Toulouse. It is in the Lot et Garonne dept 47 of the Nouvelle Aquitaine region.

In August 25, 1839. The first stone was laid by the Duke of Orléans, eldest son of Louis-Philippe and Princess Hélène of Mecklenburg, his wife. In 1841, the works were stopped. The bridge will be used for some time by farmers’ carts to avoid a detour via the old stone bridge. On May 5, 1846, a law imposed the resumption of work and the bridge was completed in 1847. But that was not the end of the worries. This bridge could perhaps have become railway: In 1850, The exclusive supporters of the railway raise the question of filling the trench of the canal as a whole to establish the rails there. It will be necessary to wait until March 1856 so that the whole of the side channel to the Garonne was finished. It is 540 meters long or 580 meters if we count the junction areas , the second longest in France, the canal bridge comprises 4 levies with 23 arches with an opening of 20 meters and 10 meters high.T he side channel became economically inoperative with the establishment of the Bordeaux-Valence railway line in May 1856.

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This canal bridge of Agen, allows it to cross the Garonne river from the right bank to the left bank, The pont canal d’Agen was ordered built by Napoléon Ier after visiting Agen in 1808; it took a while, The Bridge Canal is also directly accessible to everyone, thanks to a simple staircase as I did. A popular spot for joggers and cyclists in particular, the building is a great starting point for a family outing. In 2016, renovation work on the canal bridge, now lit at night, was completed.

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The Agen tourist office on the pont canal: https://en.destination-agen.com/unmissable/agen-canal-bridge

The Lot et Garonne dept 47 tourist office on the pont canal d’Agen: https://www.tourisme-lotetgaronne.com/culture-patrimoine/le-pont-canal/

The Nouvelle Aquitaine region tourist board on Agen :https://www.nouvelle-aquitaine-tourisme.com/en/news/agen-our-4-favourite-spots

There you go folks,a brief but good me think presentation of a lovely historical town of Agen and a wonderful pont canal. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the pont canal d’Agen as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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