The Normandy Bridge (Pont de Normandie), inaugurated in 1995, only took six years to build and now spans the Seine estuary, connecting the town of Honfleur in Calvados and the city of Le Havre in Seine-Maritime. This technological feat, an example of French civil engineering know-how, links the two departments while being perfectly integrated into the landscape.
When it was commissioned, it was the largest cable-stayed bridge in the world, with a length of 2,141 metres and a central span of 856 metres. It has no less than 184 cables to support the weight of the deck, and consists of access viaducts and two piers standing 214 metres tall. The challenge was to cross the Seine channel in a single stretch, so as not to impede navigation. The advantage of the cable-stayed bridge is its stability in high winds and the fact that it costs less than a suspension bridge.
From the road bridge, which is also accessible to pedestrians and cyclists, there are many viewpoints over the Seine estuary, the port of Le Havre, Tancarville bridge and the town of Honfleur, offering a whole array of landscapes and colours that change according to the time of day!
