Saint-Martin Suspension Bridge

This is an image set within the Bridgemeister collection.

Bridge:Saint-Martin Suspension Bridge
Location:Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche, France - Ardèche River
Coordinates and Maps:See related inventory record(s).
Image Set Contributor:David Denenberg
Date of Images:2005
Related Suspension Bridge Inventory:1905 Saint-Martin - Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche, Ardèche and Aiguèze, Gard, France
Related Image Lists:All from David Denenberg
All in France
All Vehicular Suspension Bridges
Credit:All photos by David Denenberg. Please do not reuse without permission.

Note how the ends of the deck do not have vertical suspenders and are connected by diagonal cables.

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At center-bottom, this is the last (furthest from the tower) diagonal cable connecting to a member that extends from the tower to this point. At top-center, you can see the vertical suspenders connect directly to the floor beams.

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