The history of the suspension bridges between Tournon and Tain is rich.

Marc Seguin himself led the construction of three of them. The first is the historic bridge completed in August 1825.

Its traffic was immediately very important but it suffered from two important limitations: it was too low for the development of steam navigation and it was too narrow with a single passageway.

In 1848, the Seguins received a state subsidy to demolish it and replace it with a new structure, higher and with two tracks.

To avoid interrupting traffic, the new bridge was built slightly downstream in 1848-49.

This is the current Seguin footbridge, preserved essentially in its original state. The demolition of the historic bridge followed.

However, Marc requires that the masonry bases be preserved to build a small raised footbridge in memory of the historic work.

This third Seguin work was completed in 1850. It has often been confused with the 1825 bridge of which it only retains the masonry bases.