One more for bridge lovers. Some photographs taken on a return from a research trip to the Normandy beaches a couple of years ago.

The sun was shining as we approached the Pont du Normandie, the 2,143-metre long cable-stayed road bridge which crosses the river Seine between Honfleur and Le Havre.

Construction of the bridge, which was designed by Michel Virlogeux, began in 1988 and lasted 7 years. The bridge opened on January 20, 1995.

 

There is an 856-metre span between the two piers. At the time of the construction this was the longest span of its kind in the world.

Continuing east you then immediately cross another remarkable bridge.

It is a lovely stretch of the journey back from Normandy to the Pas-de-Calais area.