Île de Ré bridge | |
Native Name: | Pont de l'île de Ré |
Native Name Lang: | fr |
Coordinates: | 46.1717°N -1.2392°W |
Locale: | Charente-Maritime, France |
Design: | Box girder bridge |
Material: | Prestressed concrete |
Length: | 2926.50NaN0 |
Width: | 15.50NaN0 |
Height: | 420NaN0 |
Architect: | Michel Virlogeux Charles Lavigne Alain Montois Pham X. Thao Michel Placidi |
Builder: | Bouygues |
Begin: | 1986 |
Complete: | 1988 |
The Île de Ré bridge is located in French departement of Charente-Maritime, on the western coast of France and connects the mainland (La Rochelle) to the Île de Ré via a 2,926.5-meter-long curve, culminating at 42 meters above sea level. Built by Bouygues and financed by the Charente-Maritime, the bridge was opened to traffic on 19 May 1988.
It is the second longest bridge in France, behind the Saint-Nazaire Bridge (1975) and ahead of the Ile d'Oléron Bridge.