Nantes
The Anne-de-Bretagne bridge spans the Loire to reach the iconic Grand Éléphant, on the island of Nantes.
One of the fifteen crossings essential to traffic in Nantes, a city which was built on the brackish waters of the longest river in France.
From the end of April, however, this bridge will close for a year: very bad news for motorists.
Its width will increase from 18 to 53 meters to accommodate a tram line in its center.
“Three quarters of the space will be dedicated to pedestrians, bicycles and public transport,”
rejoices Johanna Rolland, socialist mayor of Nantes, who evokes a
“bridge-place”
or a
“garden bridge”
.
Since the 1990s, successive development policies have increasingly pushed the car out of the center of Nantes, a metropolis whose population has at the same time jumped from 500,000 to 680,000 inhabitants.
Traffic remains heavy there, placing it between fourth and sixth place in the city rankings…
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