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Pont Jacques Chaban-Delmas

Pont Jacques Chaban-Delmas

Bridge in Bordeaux


The Pont Jacques Chaban-Delmas is a vertical-lift bridge over the Garonne in Bordeaux, France. It was inaugurated on 16 March 2013 by President François Hollande and Alain Juppé, mayor of Bordeaux.[1] Its main span is 110 m (361 ft) long. As of 2013, it is the longest vertical-lift bridge in Europe.[1] It is named in honour of Jacques Chaban-Delmas, a former Prime Minister of France and a former mayor of Bordeaux.

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  1. "Hollande à Bordeaux: bain de foule, coup de pouce et décentralisation". Libération (in French). 16 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.

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