Ville de Cruas L’Abbatiale PANNEAU 1 L’Abbatiale est le seul vestige visible d’une ancienne Abbaye bénédictine fondée au IXe siècle. Elle a été en grande partie construite entre le XIe et le XIIe siècle. Cet ensemble architectural est remarquable par...
Marc SEGUIN The remarkable development of suspension bridges PANEL 11 Between 1825 and 1850, more than 450 major suspension bridges were built in France. If a small part of them remained faithful to the Anglo-Saxon chains, the vast majority was based on wire cable...
Marc SEGUIN The Three Seguin Bridges of Tournon-Tain PANEL 10 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...
Marc SEGUIN The First Suspension Bridges Built in Rhône-Alpes PANEL 9 The success of the Tournon-Tain bridge triggered a mania for suspended structures, particularly in the current Rhône-Alpes region. Projects are flourished in Lyon sur la Saône, Grenoble sur le Drac,...
