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Name of Object:

Construction of the Bordeaux bridge in 1821

Other name of the Object (second name):

Taken from the collection Topographie de la France, "Département de la Gironde"

Location:

Paris, France

Holding Institution:

National Library of France

 About National Library of France, Paris

Date of Object:

c. 1821

Author:

Anonymous

Inventory Number:

VA-33 (3)-FOL

Description:

The construction of bridges had always been a complicated matter, and particularly so in Bordeaux, where the river was especially temperamental. Until the 19th century people crossed it by ferry. However, in 1810 Napoléon I ordered a bridge to be built in Bordeaux, which was completed in 1822. The expertise this required (particularly the building of tunnels to reduce the size of the structure) attracted the attention of many contemporary engineers and architects.

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

VA-33 (3)-FOL

Citation of this web page:

"Construction of the Bordeaux bridge in 1821" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;fr;22;en

Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: FR 022

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