The Pont de Recouvrance is a vertical-lift bridge in Brest, France, across the river Penfeld.


The Pont de Recouvrance is a vertical-lift bridge in Brest, France, across the river Penfeld. Opened on 17 July 1954, it was the largest vertical-lift bridge in Europe until the opening of the Rouen Pont Gustave-Flaubert in 2008.


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Location: Brest, Brittany, France
Photo credit: © Lisa Strachan / Alamy / Afripics
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