Pont d'Aquitaine

Nice bridge

This is a lovely bridge over the river, on our cruise, we were told it was Bordeaux,s Goldern Gate bridge, well worth a look from above or below.

Wonderful first impression of Bordeaux

Upon approach, the bridge impressed us looking somewhat like the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge. The color was a gleaming gold/orange and it was a suspension bridge with towers like the Golden Gate...

Wrong way round

I always end up going across this bridge when i've taken a wrong turning onto the "rocade". BUT the best views are actually at the bottom from either the rive gauche or droite banks. Take a bicycle (i...

Went under it rather than over it.

On a recent cruise, our ship "Marina" ventured up the Garonne river to dock at Bordeaux. We were told we would have to do this at low tide as Marina was the largest ship that could get into Boredeaux....

Mile Long Engineering Landmark over Garonne River

This is the suspension bridge that connects to the Bordeaux Ring Road, A630, crossing the Garonne River with over a mile long span. It got my attention when I was on it, admiring the view but wonderi...