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Pont du Diable (Céret)

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Pont du Diable
Le Pont du Diable de Céret (The Devil's bridge of Céret)
Coordinates42°29′43″N 2°44′39″E / 42.49528°N 2.74417°E / 42.49528; 2.74417
CrossesTech River
LocaleCéret, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Characteristics
Designstone arch bridge
Longest span45.45 metres (149.1 ft)
Clearance below22.3 metres (73 ft)
History
Construction start1321
Construction end1341
Location
Map

The Pont du Diable (English: Devil's Bridge) or Pont Vieux (English: Old bridge) is a medieval stone arch bridge at Céret, France, built between 1321 and 1341. It spans the Tech River with a single arch of 45.45 metres (149.1 ft). At its apex, the arch is 22.3 metres (73 ft) high.[1]

History

At the time of its construction it became the world's largest bridge arch, being bigger than the Ponte della Maddalena in Italy which held the world record until then. It remained so until 1356, when the Castelvecchio Bridge in Verona (Italy) became the new largest bridge. Damaged during the war of the First Coalition (1792-1797), French general Luc Siméon Auguste Dagobert wanted to blow it up to keep the Spanish army from going back to Catalonia. The bridge was saved just before being destroyed thanks to the action of Representative Joseph Cassanyes and restored later.[1]

Legend

The locals wanted a bridge to be built across the river and called upon the devil to build it for them. The devil agreed on the condition that he would claim the first soul to cross the bridge. Once the bridge was built the locals sent a cat across for the devil to claim its soul. Then for many years afterwards no person would cross, just in case – a legend common to many devil's bridges in France.

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See also

Other very large medieval bridges

References

  1. ^ a b Cárdenas, Fabricio (2014). 66 petites histoires du Pays Catalan [66 Little Stories of Catalan Country] (in French). Perpignan: Ultima Necat. ISBN 978-2-36771-006-8. OCLC 893847466.

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