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Pont Jacques Chaban-Delmas
The Pont Jacques Chaban-Delmas on its inauguration day, 15 March 2013.
Coordinates	44°51′30″N 0°33′07″W / 44.858279°N 0.551806°W / 44.858279; -0.551806
Crosses	Garonne river
Locale	Bordeaux
Characteristics
Design	Vertical-lift bridge
Material	Concrete and steel
Total length	575 m (1,886 ft)
Width	32 m (105 ft) to 45 m (148 ft)
Height	77 m (253 ft)
Longest span	110 m (360 ft)
History
Construction start	2009
Construction end	2012
Opened	March 2013
Location

The Pont Jacques Chaban-Delmas is a vertical-lift bridge over the Garonne in Bordeaux, France. It was inaugurated on 16 March 2013 by President François Hollande and Alain Juppé, mayor of Bordeaux. ^[1] Its main span is 110 m (361 ft) long. As of 2013, it is the longest vertical-lift bridge in Europe. ^[1] It is named in honour of Jacques Chaban-Delmas, a former Prime Minister of France and a former mayor of Bordeaux.

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