Les  Ponts  de  la  Caille  (Quail)

11th August 2000     Back to Arch    back to Bridges    back to Home Page

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The Ponts de la Caille were built to cross a spectacular limestone gorge at Cruseille, between Annecy and Geneva, on the old road, not the autoroute.  An informative booklet describes the 19th century suspension bridge and the 20th century two-hinged arch.

The first bridge was a Roman one, at the bottom of the gorge.  When it became unsafe, another one was built, in 1780.  It only lasted until 1813.  The Charles Albert bridge, a suspension span, was built between 1838 and 1839 . It has 24 cables, supported by four round towers. two at each end connected by arches.  No traffic now goes over this bridge, because a concrete arch was built between 1925 and 1932.  The deck is supported on spandrel walls.

Both bridges complement the spectacular site very well.

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