Martigues motorway viaduct

Road traffic is intensifying and the municipality is considering a traffic alternative. The capacity of the Ferrières bridge is insufficient and the lifting of the Jonquières bridge, which regularly disrupts traffic flow, makes the city a funnel. In 1966, it was decided to establish another port in Fos-sur-Mer, annexed to that of Marseille for heavy industry. A motorway was then necessary and a motorway bridge was necessary to cross the Caronte Canal.

The motorway bridge was decided in...