Carnot bridge
Carnot bridge is a bridge in Collonges, Arrondissement of Gex, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Carnot bridge is situated nearby to the cave Grotte de la Bouna, as well as near Collonges – Fort l’Écluse station.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort l’Écluse and Collonges – Fort l’Écluse station.
Fort l’Écluse
Fort
Photo: Yann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort l'Écluse, or the Fort de l'Écluse, is a military fort in Léaz, Ain, close to Collonges in Eastern France. It commands the Rhône Valley as a natural entrance into France from Switzerland between the Vuache and the Jura Mountains. Fort l’Écluse is situated 1 km west of Carnot bridge.
Collonges – Fort l’Écluse station
Photo: Oldboltonian, CC0.
Collonges – Fort l'Écluse station is a disused station near the small town of Collonges and the Fort l'Écluse, in the Ain department, eastern France. It is situated on the Bellegarde-Geneva section of the Lyon—Geneva railway at the junction with the Divonne branch line. Collonges – Fort l’Écluse station is situated 1 km northeast of Carnot bridge.
Église Saint-Martin de Chevrier
Church
Photo: Duret74, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Martin de Chevrier is a church, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Carnot bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chevrier and Léaz.
Chevrier
Village
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Chevrier is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Léaz
Village
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Léaz is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. In addition to the main village, the commune has three hamlets: Grésin, Lavoux and Longeray. Léaz is situated 3 km southwest of Carnot bridge.
Arcine
Village
Photo: Fmaurice74, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arcine is a village, which is situated 4½ km south of Carnot bridge.
Carnot bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Description: an arch bridge in France, crossing the river Rhône and connecting the communes Collonges (Ain) and Chevrier (Haute-Savoie)
- Categories: arch bridge, road bridge, and transportation
- Location: Collonges, Arrondissement of Gex, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.12039° or 46° 7′ 13″ northLongitude
5.90437° or 5° 54′ 16″ eastInception
1874Named after
Sadi CarnotOpen location code
8FR74WC3+5POpenStreetMap ID
way 1486178355OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q3396483
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Slovenian—“Carnot bridge” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “pont Carnot”
- Dutch: “Carnot bridge”
- French: “pont Carnot”
- French: “Pont Carnot”
- French: “pont de Collonges”
- French: “pont du Rhône”
- Russian: “мост Карно”
- Slovenian: “Carnotov most”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grotte de la Bouna and Fort L’Ecluse Aventure.
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