©Otmartigues, Karim.K
©Otmartigues, Karim.K
The Martigues lifting bridge was built in 1929, it replaces the swing bridge connecting the Ile district to that of Jonquières. Although it is not rotating, it opens in two to allow boats coming from the Mediterranean Sea to pass.
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The 40 meter wide canal, accessible to larger vessels, requires a specific crossing to re-establish the main traffic axis which crosses the city. This structure, which was impossible to establish at a great height, had to be able to be moved aside to allow ships to pass. It therefore had to be mobile.
Designed for two lanes of traffic, this bridge was decided in 1919 and completed in 1929. We are talking here about the ancestor of the lifting bridge, the swing bridge. It turned...
Designed for two lanes of traffic, this bridge was decided in 1919 and completed in 1929. We are talking here about the ancestor of the lifting bridge, the swing bridge. It turned...
Services
Car park
Animals accepted
- Accessibility
- Reception staff sensitized to the reception of people with disabilities
- Equipment
- Parking nearby
- Services
- Pets welcome
Location
Environment
- In centre of town
- Lakeside or by stretch of water
- Town location
- Close to a public transportation
- Close to pleasure port
- Close to GR footpath
- Waterside
- Bus stop < 500 m
- Beach within 300 m
- Pier within 500 m
- Panoramic view
