Pont de la Caille

Pont de la Caille

Pont Charles-Albert
Coordinates46°00′44″N 6°06′41″E / 46.01213°N 6.11139°E / 46.01213; 6.11139
CrossesUsses
LocaleAllonzier-la-Caille – Cruseilles, Haute-Savoie, France
Characteristics
DesignSuspension bridge
Location
Interactive map of Pont de la Caille

The Pont Charles-Albert, more commonly known as the Pont de la Caille, is a suspension bridge, spanning the municipalities of Allonzier-la-Caille and Cruseilles in the department of Haute-Savoie in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France.

Designed for crossing the Usses river, it was inaugurated on 11 July 1839 and has been listed as a monument historique since 6 May 1966.

Fame

The wooded valley of the Usses river below.

Since December 2020, technical solutions have been studied by the Department and the community of municipalities of the Cruseilles region in order to secure the bridge.

References

  1. ↑ Marcel Prade, Les Ponts monuments historiques, p. 323
  2. ↑ Base Mérimée: Pont suspendu de la Caille (également sur commune d'Allonzier-la-Caille), French Ministry of Culture (in French).
  3. ↑ Base Mérimée: Pont suspendu de la Caille (également sur commune de Cruseilles), French Ministry of Culture (in French).
  4. ↑ "Allonzier-la-Caille : bientôt une sécurisation des ponts de la Caille pour éviter les gestes désespérés". Le Messager (in French). 22 November 2021. Retrieved 2026-08-27.

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