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Vieux pont sur le Dadou

Graulhet, Tarn, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Vieux pont sur le Dadou : classement par arrêté du 28 juillet 1937
Protection dates
1937/07/28 : classé MH
Type
pont
Main period of construction
13e siècle, 18e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Graulhet
Département
Tarn
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
43.76291, 1.99016
Mérimée reference
PA00095567

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3 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1706 map "Le Diocese de Toulouse" (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Pont composé de deux arches en plein cintre, extradossées. Il en comportait trois à l'origine (13e siècle), celle du milieu plus élevée que les deux autres. Cette disposition dura sans doute jusqu'au 18e siècle, époque à laquelle une petite arche fut supprimée lors de la transformation de la côte de la ville, du pont à la Grande Rue. L'ouvrage possède un mur bahut construit en 1768, au-dessus du parapet primitif, travail consécutif à la modification du sol du pont. Des éperons aigus existent en amont et en aval des deux piles, éperons modifiés également et probablement lors de la modification des sols. La trace du parapet primitif en dos d'âne est conservée.

English translation

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Bridge composed of two round arches, extradosed. It originally comprised three (13th century), the middle one higher than the other two. This arrangement probably lasted until the 18th century, at which time a small arch was suppressed during the transformation of the slope of the town, from the bridge to the Grande Rue. The structure has a parapet wall built in 1768, above the primitive parapet, work consequent to the modification of the bridge floor. Sharp cutwaters exist upstream and downstream of the two piers, cutwaters also modified and probably at the time of modification of the floors. The trace of the primitive back-to-back parapet is preserved.

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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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