Site Pegasus Bridge
Site Pegasus Bridge is in Bénouville, Arrondissement of Caen, Normandy. Site Pegasus Bridge is situated nearby to the memorial Signal Monument in Pegasus Bridge, as well as near Esplanade Major John Howard.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pegasus Bridge and Memorial Pegasus.
Pegasus Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pegasus Bridge, originally called the Bénouville Bridge after the neighbouring village, is a road crossing over the Caen Canal, between Caen and Ouistreham in Normandy. Pegasus Bridge is situated 110 metres northwest of Site Pegasus Bridge.
Memorial Pegasus
Museum
Photo: Patrbe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Memorial Pegasus at Ranville in Lower Normandy is a museum and memorial to the 6th Airborne Division in the Normandy landings and particular the capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges. Memorial Pegasus is situated 120 metres northeast of Site Pegasus Bridge.
Café Gondrée
Café
Photo: Rundvald, Public domain.
The Café Gondrée is a small coffeehouse in the French community of Bénouville. The cafe is located on the west bank of the Caen Canal, at the northwest end of the Bénouville Bridge, now commonly referred to as the Pegasus Bridge. Café Gondrée is situated 170 metres west of Site Pegasus Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ranville and Saint-Aubin-d’Arquenay.
Ranville
Village
Photo: ChBougui, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ranville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Ranville was the first French village liberated on D-Day.
Saint-Aubin-d’Arquenay
Village
Photo: Roi.dagobert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Aubin-d'Arquenay is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Saint-Aubin-d’Arquenay is situated 2½ km northwest of Site Pegasus Bridge.
Amfreville
Village
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Amfreville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France. Amfreville is situated 3 km east of Site Pegasus Bridge.
Site Pegasus Bridge
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Bénouville, Arrondissement of Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.24196° or 49° 14′ 31″ northLongitude
-0.27282° or 0° 16′ 22″ westOpen location code
8CXX6PRG+QVOpenStreetMap ID
node 2610724800OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=information
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Esplanade Major John Howard and Signal Monument in Pegasus Bridge.
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