Montjean-sur-Loire Suspension Bridge
This is an image set within the Bridgemeister collection.
| Bridge: | Montjean-sur-Loire Suspension Bridge |
| Location: | Montjean-sur-Loire, France - Loire River |
| Coordinates and Maps: | See related inventory record(s). |
| Image Set Contributor: | David Denenberg |
| Related Suspension Bridge Inventory: | 1938 Montjean-sur-Loire - Montjean-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France |
| Related Image Lists: | All from David Denenberg All in France All Vehicular Suspension Bridges |
| Credit: | Photograph, collection of David Denenberg. |
The Montjean-sur-Loire bridge suffered a major failure in 1935 when one of the towers fell in a windstorm collapsing two spans. The remainder of the derelict bridge was wrecked by a flood in 1936. It was rebuilt soon after (1938) only to be intentionally destroyed two years later in 1940 to slow advancing German troops as depicted in this photograph.
