France

20 Feb 25

French rail launches 145m Warren span

Replacing a century-old puddled iron bridge with a record-breaking long span structure.

04 Jul 24

Active travel bridge will help French city reclaim river banks

Cable-stayed bridge links city with island to improve car-free access.

19 Mar 24

Street cleaner injured in French stone bridge collapse

A stone bridge failure in France injures one motorist.

23 Jan 24

French swing bridge contract awarded

A historic bridge in the Channel port of Dieppe will be restored by a consortium of experts.

25 Jul 23

First phase complete in French rail bridge replacements

Two new rail bridges weighing 1,375t and 949t are set to be lifted into place in France following the removal of their 468t predecessors.

29 Sep 22

Winner picked in Nantes bridge contest

The winning design has been chosen for the Anne-de-Bretagne Bridge in Nantes, France, following an international competition.

27 May 22

Monumental reform

The repurposing of a historical masonry bridge as part of a transformative landscaping initiative in Paris has required a special study to verify its loading capacity, write Niccolo Baldassini, Pierre Marquis Lhuillier, Klaas de Rycke and Kenny Verbeeck

11 Feb 22

Winning team picked for Toulouse footbridge

The winning team has been picked in the design competition for the Rapas pedestrian bridge in Toulouse, France.

03 Mar 21

Trend setter

Efforts to qualify the remaining life of the Pont de Normandie in France have resulted in an assessment that has gone well beyond standard practice, finds out José María Sánchez de Muniáin

19 Oct 20

3D-printed footbridge to be built for 2024 Olympics

The contract has been awarded for a 3D-printed concrete footbridge that will be built as part of preparations for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

19 Nov 19

French bridge collapse kills two

Two people were killed yesterday when a suspension bridge collapsed in Mirepoix-sur-Tarn, France.

22 May 19

Pier pressure

The sudden and significant subsidence of one of the piers of an historical arch bridge in Spainhas led to a challenging project carried out under risk of imminent collapse, write Txomin Echeveste Pedro Sancho and Luis Cosano.

28 Sep 18

France publishes status of key highway bridges

The French transport ministry has said that work is in hand to upgrade the two major bridges on its highway network that are in the most urgent need of repair.

09 Aug 18

Rolling route

A new bridge over the railway tracks in the French city of Bordeaux will open up access between neighbourhoods. Razvan Ionica and Thibaut Dubegny report

19 Apr 18