Pont Clemenceau (Clemenceau Bridge), constructed 1950-1954, Vernon, Eure, France
With previous bridges having been destroyed during the Franco-Prussian and Second World Wars, the Pont Clemenceau at Vernon was constructed from 1950 to 1954, and officially inaugurated in early1955. It was named after the famous French statesman, Clemenceau, who often stayed at Vernonnet (small commune on the right bank of the River Seine opposite Vernon - now part of Vernon). Clemenceau is said to have regularly crossed the preceding bridge to visit a tabac in Vernon, and he was also a close friend of impressionist painter Claude Monet, who lived in nearby Giverny. Claude Monet's second son from his first marriage, Michel, was killed in a motoring accident on the Pont Clemenceau in February1966 at the age of 87.
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Location: Pont Clemenceau, Vernon, Upper Normandy, France
Photo credit: © Glenn Harper / Alamy / Afripics
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