How many pedestrians and vehicles use the Le Ponte De Normandie?

1. Why is Le Pont Normandie famous?
2. Where is Pont de Normandie?
3. What is the highest bridge in France?
4. What type of bridge is a suspension bridge?
5. Who built the tallest bridge in France?
6. Why is it called a viaduct?
7. What is the highest viaduct in the world?

Why is Le Pont Normandie famous?

Spanning the mouth of the River Seine estuary, the Pont de Normandie (Normandy Bridge), is one of our most prominent landmarks. Beautifully designed and architecturally impressive, it was the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world when it opened.

Where is Pont de Normandie?

Pont de Normandie is situated in north-western France and crosses the River Seine between Le Havre and Honfleur. With the main span width of 856m, pylon height of 203m, and the total length of 2,141m, the bridge is one of the longest cable-stayed bridges in the world.

What is the highest bridge in France?

At 2,460 meters the Millau Viaduct is the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world. It crosses over the Tarn River in the south of France at a height of 270 meters.

What type of bridge is a suspension bridge?

A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck is hung below suspension cables on vertical suspenders. The basic structural components of a suspension bridge system include stiffening girders/trusses, the main suspension cables, main towers, and the anchorages for the cables at each end of the bridge.

Who built the tallest bridge in France?

Designed by British architect Norman Foster, the steel-and-concrete bridge with its streamlined diagonal suspension cables rests on seven pillars — the tallest measuring 1,122 feet, making it 53 feet taller than the Eiffel Tower.

Why is it called a viaduct?

The term viaduct is derived from the Latin via meaning "road", and ducere meaning "to lead". It is a 19th-century derivation from an analogy with ancient Roman aqueducts. Like the Roman aqueducts, many early viaducts comprised a series of arches of roughly equal length.

What is the highest viaduct in the world?

Millau viaduct holds the world record for the tallest bridge, culminating at 343 metres (higher than the Eiffel tower), 2460 metres long and touching the bottom of the Tarn valley in only 9 places.