Features
At its feet on the right bank, is an old port area undergoing rehabilitation, which includes among others the Maritime Museum and on the left bank, a brownfield site which should result in a large real estate transaction. This is a lift bridge with a span of 120 m and a total height of 86 m, the third tallest building after the Rouen Cathedral and the Tower of Rouen archives. The air draft is 7 feet when the deck is in the down position, consistent with the passage of barges, and 55 m above the Seine in the upper position. Its features make it the highest lift bridge in the world. It links the A150 north (towards Barentin / Dieppe) to the ring road south of Rouen, which joined the Normandy motorway. Its total length, including viaducts, is 670 m.
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