Le Pont Wilson / The Wilson Bridge (Tours, France)
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N 47° 23.824 E 000° 41.172
31T E 325403 N 5251886
Le Pont Wilson (The Wilson Bridge) or also "Pont de Pierre" ("Stone Bridge") built in 1765-1778, bearing the name of Woodrow Wilson, is the oldest and the most famous bridge in Tours...
Waymark Code: WME5PX
Location: Centre-Val-de-Loire, France
Date Posted: 04/07/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dragontree
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Le Pont Wilson (The Wilson Bridge) or also "Pont de Pierre" ("Stone Bridge") built in 1765-1778, bearing the name of Woodrow Wilson, is the oldest and the most famous bridge in Tours.

The famous stone arch bridge, which collapsed several times, is 434 m long, 21.3 m wide and it has 15 arches of 24.3 m long. The bridge was named "Wilson" in 1918 after Woodrow Wilson (President of USA in 1913-1921), for the country's participation in the First World War, when Tours was a major US military base.

Physical Location (city, county, etc.): Tours, Région Centre, France

Road, Highway, Street, etc.: Avenue de la Tranchée / Pont Wilson / Rue Nationale

Water or other terrain spanned: river Loire

Architect/Builder: Mathieu Bayeux

Construction Date: 1765-1778
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