Tancarville Bridge
Bridge in Tancarville and Marais-Vernier, France
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The Tancarville Bridge (Pont de Tancarville in French) is a suspension bridge that crosses the Seine River and connects Tancarville (Seine-Maritime) and Marais-Vernier (Eure), near Le Havre.
Coordinates49°28′20″N 0°27′53″E
CrossesSeine River
LocaleTancarville and Marais-Vernier, France
OfficialnamePont de Tancarville
Tancarville Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 49°28′20″N 0°27′53″E |
| Crosses | Seine River |
| Locale | Tancarville and Marais-Vernier, France |
| Official name | Pont de Tancarville |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension bridge |
| Total length | 1,420 metres (4,660 ft) |
| Width | 12.5 metres (41 ft) |
| Longest span | 608 metres (1,995 ft) |
| 50.85 metres (166.8 ft) | |
| History | |
| Opened | 1959 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | €2.60–€6.60 |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Tancarville Bridge | |
The bridge was completed in 1959 at a cost of 9 billion francs. In the 1990s it was realized that the cables had corroded and the shoulders were crumbling. Between 1996 and 1999, both the cables and shoulders were replaced.
A brand of clothes horse introduced in 1960 was named Tancarville for its resemblance to the new bridge; in France, especially the northwest, the name has become a genericised trademark for "clothes horse".[1]
