Pont National (Brest) Explained

Bridge Name:Pont National
Carries:Rue de Siam
Crosses:Penfeld
Locale:Brest, Brittany, France
Designer:Nicolas Cadiat (1805-1856)
Alphonse Oudry (1819-1869)
Schneider et Cie, builders
Design:Swing bridge
Material:Masonry, steel
Length:104m
Begin:1856
Open:1861
Closed:1944 (destroyed)
Coordinates:48.3844°N -4.4965°W

The Pont National was a swing bridge across the river Penfeld in Brest, France. It opened in 1861 and linked rue de Siam to Recouvrance, near the Tour Tanguy. It was destroyed by Allied bombardment in 1944 and was replaced by the Pont de Recouvrance in the 1950s.