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Pont Gustave-Flaubert | |
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_-102.jpg) Pont Gustave-Flaubert (under construction) | |
| Coordinates | 49°26′37″N 01°03′51″E / 49.44361°N 1.06417°E |
| Crosses | Seine |
| Locale | Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Vertical-lift bridge |
| Material | Concrete and steel |
| Total length | 670 m (2,200 ft)[1] |
| Longest span | 100 m (330 ft)[1] |
| Clearance below | 7 m (23 ft) (closed) 55 m (180 ft) (open) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 2004 |
| Construction end | 2007 |
| Construction cost | €60 million (bridge) €137 million (entire project) |
| Opened | 25 September 2008[2] |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 50,000 vehicles/day (predicted) |
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The Pont Gustave-Flaubert (English: Gustave Flaubert Bridge) is a vertical-lift bridge over the river Seine in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France. It was officially opened on 25 September 2008[2] after four years of construction.[1]
The bridge itself cost approximately €60 million to build. Additional costs, including work to surrounding infrastructure and approach roads, brought the total cost to €137 million. Construction began in June 2004. Rouen City Council named the bridge after the 19th-century novelist Gustave Flaubert, who was born and died in Rouen.
- ^ a b c d Gustave Flaubert Bridge at Structurae. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Day in Pictures". BBC. 23 September 2008. pp. image 3. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
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