Pont Bailey
A Bailey bridge is a type of portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge. It was developed in 1940–1941 by the British for military use during the Second World War and saw extensive use by British, Canadian and American military engineering units.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Pont-Farcy and Église Notre-Dame de Sainte-Marie-Outre-l’Eau.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Pont-Farcy
Church
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Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Pont-Farcy is a church, which is situated 270 metres southwest of Pont Bailey.
Église Notre-Dame de Sainte-Marie-Outre-l’Eau
Church
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Église Notre-Dame de Sainte-Marie-Outre-l’Eau is a church, which is situated 720 metres southeast of Pont Bailey.
Église Saint-Aubin de Pleines-Œuvres
Church
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Église Saint-Aubin de Pleines-Œuvres is a church, which is situated 2 km east of Pont Bailey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sainte-Marie-Outre-l’Eau and Fourneaux.
Sainte-Marie-Outre-l’Eau
Village
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Sainte-Marie-Outre-l'Eau is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The name roughly translates as Saint Mary beyond the Water.
Fourneaux
Village
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Fourneaux is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France. Fourneaux is situated 3 km north of Pont Bailey.
Pont-Bellanger
Village
Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pont-Bellanger is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Pont-Bellanger is situated 4 km east of Pont Bailey.
Pont Bailey
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Sainte-Marie-Outre-l’Eau, Arrondissement of Vire, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.93857° or 48° 56′ 19″ northLongitude
-1.03321° or 1° 1′ 60″ westOpen location code
8CWWWXQ8+CPOpenStreetMap ID
node 5005780926OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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