Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Pont de la Timbach
Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines, Haut-Rhin, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- Le pont situé sur la rivère Liepvrette, en totalité (cad. non cadastré) : inscription par arrêté du 23 décembre 2002
- Protection dates
- 2002/12/23 : inscrit MH
- Type
- pont
- Main period of construction
- 3e quart 18e siècle
- Dates
- 1772
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines
- Département
- Haut-Rhin
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 48.26443, 7.23402
- Mérimée reference
- PA68000037
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1699 map "Le Toulois (southeastern sheet)." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
La construction de ce pont classique et sobre a été rendue nécessaire par la découverte de mines de houille dans la montagne du Hury, en 1768. Comportant trois arches en anse de panier, l'ouvrage est entièrement appareillé en grès rose et présente un profil en léger dos d'âne.
English translation
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History
The construction of this classical and sober bridge was made necessary by the discovery of coal mines in the Hury mountain in 1768. Comprising three basket-handle arches, the structure is entirely built with pink sandstone and presents a slight back profile.
Nearby in the register
- Scierie Vincentscierieunder 1 mi
- Ancien château Burrusmaisonunder 1 mi
- Cimetièrecimetière2 mi
- Carreau minier du Samsonmine2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.