Pont de Vieille-Brioude

It is a masonry arch bridge with a span of 45 metres (148 ft) that was built in 1832.

[1] The predecessor of this bridge on the same site was probably built in 1479 and had a span of 54 metres (177 ft), making it the longest existing arch span for some three hundred years.

[2] The bridge was ordered by local resident Lady de Dombes and built by Grenier and Estone similar to how Pont Grand (Tournon-sur-Rhône) was later built.

[3] The completion of the bridge was delayed for years because of some controversy.

The bridge was too narrow,[4] and its approaches were too steep to be used by carts.