Which French bridge is a cable-stayed crossing of the Loire estuary near Saint-Nazaire?

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The Saint-Nazaire Bridge is the French cable-stayed bridge crossing the Loire estuary near Saint-Nazaire.

It connects Saint-Nazaire on the north bank with Saint-Brevin-les-Pins on the south bank. The bridge carries road traffic over the estuary and is notable for its long approach viaducts, which give the complete crossing a length of about 3.4 kilometres.

The central cable-stayed section opened in 1975. Its steel roadway deck is supported by cables connected to two tall concrete pylons, while the approaches extend across the broad tidal landscape on either side.

It is sometimes confused with the Normandy Bridge because both are prominent French estuary crossings. The Normandy Bridge crosses the Seine near Le Havre and Honfleur; the Saint-Nazaire Bridge crosses the Loire near the Atlantic coast.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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