Pont de Chatelet, an impressive road bridge in Ubaye Valley

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Pont de Chatelet, an impressive road bridge in Ubaye Valley

Pont de Chatelet, an impressive road bridge in Ubaye Valley

Pont de Chatelet, Ubaye, France - Completed in the year 1882, destroyed in 1944 during the WWII and restored in 1945
Silvia Mazzani
on Aug 16, 2014 10:40 am
Image Type(s): Scenery,  Panorama
Image ID: 909157

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dadndave

dadndave - Aug 17, 2014 12:02 am - Voted 10/10

Impressive

.. and quite environmentally sensitive.

Any idea when it was built?

borut - Aug 18, 2014 2:55 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: Impressive

1882

dadndave

dadndave - Aug 18, 2014 9:42 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: Impressive

Thanks.

Must have been an epic scaffolding job back in those days. Great result though. Kind of blends with the scenery.

lcarreau

lcarreau - Aug 18, 2014 10:57 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: Impressive

1882 --- that was before "Laura Antonelli"
was a glimmer in her daddy's eyes.


Silvia Mazzani

Silvia Mazzani - Aug 19, 2014 9:59 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Impressive

Hi Dave,
it's the Chatelet Bridge, 108 meters high, completed in 1882. The bridge crosses the Ubaye river in the Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France, near the Italian border. The bridge had been destroyed in 1944 and restored in 1945.
I also think that the construction is perfectly included in the environment!
Thanks and cheers!
Silvia

Silvia Mazzani

Silvia Mazzani - Aug 19, 2014 10:03 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Impressive

Sure! At that time maybe she was a glimmer in her great great grandfather's eyes!
Grazie e ciao!
Silvia

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