Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement of Rochefort
Rochefort

Rochefort-Martrou Transporter Bridge

Rochefort-Martrou Transporter Bridge is a transporter bridge built between 1898 and 1900. It is located in , , , and connects the towns of Rochefort and Échillais without hindering the navigation of shipping serving the ports of Rochefort and .
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  • Email: contact@pont-transbordeur.fr
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: transporter bridge
  • Also known as: “La Maison du Transbordeur”
  • Address: Avenue Jacques Demy, Rochefort, 17300
  • Roof shape: gabled
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Conservatoire du Bégonia and Ancienne église Notre-Dame de Rochefort.

Garden
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The is a botanical garden specializing in begonias. It is located at 1 rue Charles Plumier, , , , , and open for guided tours several days per week in early spring and late fall; an admission fee is charged. is situated 1 km northeast of Rochefort-Martrou Transporter Bridge.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 2 km north of Rochefort-Martrou Transporter Bridge.

Theater building
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is a theater building, which is situated 2½ km north of Rochefort-Martrou Transporter Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rochefort and Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente.

Town
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, unofficially Rochefort-sur-Mer for disambiguation, is a city and commune in Southwestern , a port on the . It is a subprefecture of the department, located in the administrative region of .

Village
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is a commune in the department in southwestern . In the 1680s, was constructed near . is situated 7 km west of Rochefort-Martrou Transporter Bridge.

Village
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is a commune in the department in southwestern . is situated 9 km north of Rochefort-Martrou Transporter Bridge.

Rochefort-Martrou Transporter Bridge

Latitude
45.91692° or 45° 55′ 1″ north
Longitude
-0.96088° or 0° 57′ 39″ west
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Levels
1
Height
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
8CQXW28Q+QJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 90812247
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
11839515
Wiki­data ID
Q924757
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Rochefort-Martrou Transporter Bridge” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Rochefort-Martrou Transporter Bridge”. Photo: Moroder, CC BY-SA 3.0.