2005.09.05

 

Bevera railway bridge in Sospel, part II

by Karel Thönissen

This is the photographic proof that the unique railway bridge over the Bevera near Sospel (o6-Alpes-Maritimes, France), about which I wrote earlier, still exists today. It looks as if the bridge has been modernised with a concrete arch and a steel gurder, but it is also possible that the first bridge has been covered with metal sheeting to protect it from the elements. Many thanks to my brother Coen who made these pictures. [photo 1][photo 2]

Railway viaduct over the Bevera between Sospel and Olivetta

Post scriptum: before its destruction during the second world war, the bridge had a masonery arch. The bridge has been reconstructed with a concrete arch. [Les plus beaux ponts de France, Serge Montens, Bonneton]