Bridge Name: | Pont Jacques Chaban-Delmas |
Crosses: | Garonne river |
Locale: | Bordeaux |
Design: | Vertical-lift bridge |
Material: | Concrete and steel |
Mainspan: | 110m (360feet) |
Length: | 575m (1,886feet) |
Width: | 32m (105feet) to 45m (148feet) |
Height: | 77m (253feet) |
Begin: | 2009 |
Complete: | 2012 |
Open: | March 2013 |
The Pont Jacques Chaban-Delmas is a vertical-lift bridge over the Garonne in Bordeaux, France. It was inaugurated on 16 March 2013 by President François Hollande and Alain Juppé, mayor of Bordeaux.[1] Its main span is 110 m (361 ft) long. As of 2013, it is the longest vertical-lift bridge in Europe.[1] It is named in honour of Jacques Chaban-Delmas, a former Prime Minister of France and a former mayor of Bordeaux.