The Pont de Brotonne of Rives en Seine !!

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And my continuing road warrior trip back into our nostalgic Normandy, we visited two main towns and stayed between the two, perfect timing and location. We headed back after another wonderful visit and of course, we passed by wonderful monuments for a memorable picture, These are towns we have passed by but this time we have a souvenir, Let me tell you about Pont de Brotonne of Rives en Seine !! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The new town of Rives-en-Seine is located in the Seine-Maritime department 76 of the Normandie region,and in my belle France, The town was formed on January 1, 2016, by the merger of Caudebec-en-Caux, Saint-Wandrille-Rançon and Villequier. The capital of the new community is located at the City/town hall of Caudebec-en-Caux.

Caudebec en Caux pont de Brotonne down out aug23 rives en seine

The Pont de Brotonne bridge is located between Le Havre and Rouen east of Caudebec en Caux (Rives en Seine) in Normandie region .The bridge was inaugurated on July 9, 1977 It is a cable-stayed suspension bridge made of presstressed concrete. It includes 84 cable stays, 12 viaduct piers and 2 pylon piers. Its deck is 320 meters long and its total length is 1,278 meters. The apron is 50 meters above the level of the Seine river, allowing large liners to pass through without problem. The supporting structure weighs 90,000 tonnes. It is on the road D490,

Caudebec en Caux pont de Brotonne over aug23 rives en seine

It was the longest in the world when it was commissioned. It is made up of segments assembled by successive corbels on either side of the main pillars. Its passage has been free since September 2005.

A while back, believe around 2020 , the Department 76 of Seine-Maritime installed guardrails on the Brotonne bridge, the scene of too many suicides. Metal guardrails were attached to the railing, up to two and a half meters high to prevent anyone from stepping over the parapet.,,,,

The town of Rives en Seine on the bridge :https://www.rives-en-seine.fr/pcu/pont-de-brotonne/

The local Entre Seine et Mer tourist office on the bridge: https://www.entreseineetmer.com/a-voir-a-faire/patrimoine-naturel/lattrait-de-la-seine/

There you go folks, a dandy way to come back home ! A nice ride back and wonderful new monuments to see. This was a wonderful trip and again, hope you enjoy the post on the Brotonne bridge of Rives en Seine 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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