Plougastel Bridge

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Plougastel Bridge Pont Albert-Louppe
Coordinates	48°23′14″N 4°23′59″W / 48.38722°N 4.39972°W / 48.38722; -4.39972Coordinates: 48°23′14″N 4°23′59″W / 48.38722°N 4.39972°W / 48.38722; -4.39972
Crosses	L'Élorn
Characteristics
Design	Arch bridge fixed at two levels
Material	Reinforced concrete
Total length	888m
Width	9m
Height	27.5m
History
Architect	Eugène Freyssinet
Constructed by	Direction départementale de l'Équipement du Finistère
Fabrication by	Entreprises Limousin
Construction start	1926
Construction end	1930
Inaugurated	1930
Location

The Plougastel Bridge, or Albert-Louppe Bridge, is a bridge over the river Élorn near Brest, France, connecting Plougastel-Daoulas and Le Relecq-Kerhuon.

Construction on the Plougastel Bridge started in 1926 and was completed on 9 October 1930. Part of it was destroyed by the German army in 1944, and shortly after was closed for repair. It was reopened after the widening and construction five years later. Between 1991 and 1994 another bridge, the Pont de l'Iroise, was built parallel to this bridge. Today the Plougastel carries tractor, pedestrian and bicycle traffic and is a landmark on the route of the Paris–Brest–Paris bicycle event.

The Plougastel Bridge is an arch bridge, or has a fixed, . The arches are composed of concrete and have a total length of around 888m. The three major spans are 188 m^[1] but sometimes said to be 186 m.^[2]

The engineer who constructed the bridge was named Eugène Freyssinet, and the president of the committee managing the project was Albert Louppe, an explosives engineer who pursued a parallel career in politics, becoming the Senator for Finistère in 1921. Louppe died in 1927, one year after work on constructing the bridge finally began.

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