Seguin, Tournon-Tain
Marc SEGUIN The Construction Site of the Suspension Bridge (1824-1825) PANEL 7 Authorization for the Tournon-Tain bridge was obtained at the end of 1823. The bridge was to be built at the ‘contractors’ own risk’, in only 18 months, which was extremely rapid...
Seguin, Tournon-Tain
Marc SEGUIN Seguin’s Innovations on the Tournon-Tain Bridge PANEL 6 Invention of the thin iron wire cable Among the innovative practices of the Tournon-Tain bridge, that of fine iron wire cables attracts particular attention. Seguin also widely highlights it as...
Seguin, Tournon-Tain
Marc SEGUIN The Digital Model of Seguin’s 1825 Suspension Bridge PANEL 5 This structure is remarkable. It is the first large suspension bridge built in continental Europe, following initial tests carried out in the United States and Great Britain. It brings a...
Seguin, Tournon-Tain
Marc SEGUIN Seguin’s Innovations on the Tournon-Tain Bridge PANEL 4 The foundation of the piers of a bridge in the Rhône was a particularly difficult challenge due to the currents and rapidly variable water levels, even in summer. The choice of the suspension...
Seguin, Tournon-Tain
Marc SEGUIN Development of the Rhône Bridge Project (1822-1824) PANEL 3 The Cance footbridge was built by Marc Seguin on the Cance, next to their cloth factory, a little upstream from the town of Annonay. The work took place at the beginning of 1822, attested by an...
Seguin, Tournon-Tain
Marc SEGUIN The context of bridges in the early 1820s PANEL 2 From Lyon to Arles, the Rhône has always been a difficult river to navigate and cross. For a long time, ferries laboriously served this role, and sometimes temporary boat bridges (Beaucaire, Arles). If the...
