Pont de la reine Jeanne

  • Historic site and monument
  • Engineering structure
  • Bridge
  • 18th C
, 04240 Saint-Benoît
Please note that the nearest station is more than
The existence of a bridge enabling cattle to cross the Coulomp at this location is attested as early as the 13th century, but the current bridge was built in the 18th century.
A bridge was built between 1680 and 1687 to cross the Coulomp river below the village, but it soon fell into disrepair. This wooden bridge was particularly useful for sheep on their way to summer pastures. In 1727, Georges Vallon, architect to the States of Provence, drew up an estimate for the construction of a single-arch bridge, in which he specified that he himself had begun work on repairing the 17th-century bridge in 1714. The work was carried out by contractor Joseph Blanc of Le...

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Pont de la reine Jeanne
, 04240 Saint-Benoît
Please note that the nearest station is more than
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