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The Bridge of Ré
2010.08.07
July 22, 2010
Cycle-lane on the bridge of Ré
The bridge of Ré, 2 926.5 meters, is located in Charente-Maritime.
The bridge is linking the island of Ré to the mainland. It goes from La Repentie, near the harbour of La Pallice, north-west of La Rochelle, to the tip of Sablanceaux in Rivedoux-Plage, east of the island of Ré.
15.5 meters large, the deck has a two-lane road (9 m), a two-way cycle-lane on one side and an attached especially for pedestrian traffic lane on the other side (2,5 mètres).
The building of the bridge required 50 000 m³ of concrete, 6 000 tonnes of steel et 796 voussoirs weighing from 80 to 130 tonnes.
The building began on February 26, 1987. The bridge got 20 meters longer every day. Completed within 23 months, it was opened May 19, 1988.
During the elaboration of the project, opponents fought the idea of linking the island to the mainland with a bridge and tried to stop it until the end.
When the building work began, opponents go to arbitration to the administrative court. Due to the speed of the building work and to the slowness of the french court, the bridge was already completed when the adminitrative court ruled on the requests intending to stop the building work (end of November 1988). The bridge was not demolished because it was protected by the status of public work.
Cycle-lane on the bridge of Ré
The bridge of Ré, 2 926.5 meters, is located in Charente-Maritime.
The bridge is linking the island of Ré to the mainland. It goes from La Repentie, near the harbour of La Pallice, north-west of La Rochelle, to the tip of Sablanceaux in Rivedoux-Plage, east of the island of Ré.
15.5 meters large, the deck has a two-lane road (9 m), a two-way cycle-lane on one side and an attached especially for pedestrian traffic lane on the other side (2,5 mètres).
The building of the bridge required 50 000 m³ of concrete, 6 000 tonnes of steel et 796 voussoirs weighing from 80 to 130 tonnes.
The building began on February 26, 1987. The bridge got 20 meters longer every day. Completed within 23 months, it was opened May 19, 1988.
During the elaboration of the project, opponents fought the idea of linking the island to the mainland with a bridge and tried to stop it until the end.
When the building work began, opponents go to arbitration to the administrative court. Due to the speed of the building work and to the slowness of the french court, the bridge was already completed when the adminitrative court ruled on the requests intending to stop the building work (end of November 1988). The bridge was not demolished because it was protected by the status of public work.
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My favourites box is going to be full of your pictures Mikkal. Hard to choose which one out of this wonderful set - I think it has to be #3.
SADHYA · 2010-07-26: 01:00
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nice set! I like the last 2 :)
PawKam · 2010-07-26: 03:34
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Well done. Great views.
mikro · 2010-07-26: 09:56
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excellent... and cool new avatar :)
Cabecilha · 2010-07-26: 09:59
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Another set of nice shots!
blu06 · 2010-07-26: 10:22
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Great shots and informative!!
HoosierAtHeART · 2010-07-26: 10:49
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wOW! Great! I like especially last one!!!
FBECK · 2010-07-26: 13:53
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wow!! what a great set!
elizzi · 2010-07-26: 19:52
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Very good compositions! Excellent set!!
Yokai · 2010-07-26: 22:04
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Nice set!!
agandia · 2010-07-26: 23:02
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Last photo I like the best
Werkx · 2010-07-27: 05:37
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#3!
monia · 2010-07-27: 11:09
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again Very nice set. You are lucky to go around such nice places. :-)
Heliograph · 2010-07-27: 11:43
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looks great!
BlacKami · 2010-07-27: 14:35
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such a beautiful bridge!
Eiram · 2010-07-27: 15:20
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Very good compositions!
????? · 2010-07-27: 18:01
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great shots!!
????? · 2010-08-01: 04:19
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these are all incredible!
chelly · 2010-08-03: 18:08
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# 2,3,4 are the best
alekskaj · 2010-08-07: 01:29
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