At the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, the Southwest Line was designed to connect the port of Le Havre to the left bank of the Seine, and then to the west and southwest of Franc
The Southwest Line gave rise to numerous projects; here, two line layouts with tunnel crossings of the Seine (downstream), and a third with viaduct crossings further upstream.
The submerged bridge crane roject by Danisy-Martin (1895).
The transporter bridge project by Ferdinand Arnodin (1897).
The cantilever viaduct project by Chemins de fer de l'Ouest (1900).
The Pont de Normandie is a cable-stayed road bridge that spans the river Seine linking Le Havre to Honfleur in Normandy, northern France. Its total length is 2,143.21 metres – 856 metres between the t
The bridge seen from the south
Panoramic view of the Pont de Normandie
From the N1029 (A29 Autoroute)