The Cheviré Bridge (French: Pont de Cheviré, or viaduc de Cheviré) is a 2x3 lane road pont allowing the N 844 (part of the Nantes ring road) to cross the Loire river, which is to the west of Nantes in France.
Description The bridge is 1,563 m long and 52 m high.
It was inaugurated on April 27, 1991 by French Prime Minister Michel Rocard.
Financing The bridge was expected to cost 275 million francs excluding VAT in 1987, equivalent to around €82.7 million today.. The final cost was 522 million francs in 1991, equivalent to €138.3 million today, with 55% covered by the State and 45% by the Nantes metropolitan area..
See also Nantes
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