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King Baudouin Bridge

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King Baudouin Bridge

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King Baudouin Bridge

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Location: Liège, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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1. Huy Railway Bridge – Les Avins Former Train Station loop from Huy

41.5km

02:46

530m

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2. La Neuville Fish Pass – View of Huy Castle loop from Statte

49.9km

02:55

210m

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3. Riverside Path Along the Meuse – View of Huy loop from Andenne

25.9km

01:31

110m

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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November 10, 2022

King Baudouin Bridge is an arch bridge, road bridge (pont-route) and reinforced concrete bridge that was built from 1951 to 1956.

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October 7, 2019

The last successor of the Pontia (one of the four wonders of Huy, the first stone bridge, which was built between 1294 and 1303) was inaugurated in June 1956 in the presence of S. M. King Baudouin. This bridge with three arches, simple lines and stones of the country, has little ornament. So it fits discreetly into the landscape shaped by Fort and Collegiate. On the bridge (left bank, left view of the bridge) a sculptural group "Les Bourgeois" by Pierre Pétry was created in 1966. He dominates a vintage stone "1686".

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November 10, 2023

The Pontia was built on June 30, 1294, but the work was not completed until nine years later. As early as 1343, the Pontia housed the city's prison and did not have the appearance it has today, but that of a street. In 1676, when the French army dominated the city, it blew up two arches and two pillars of the Pontia; therefore, a water channel was created to allow passage.
To allow the expensive reconstruction of the bridge, a right of way was raised for boatmen passing through Huy. The foundation stone for the new bridge was laid on September 27, 1680. The work was completed in 1686. Unfortunately, the Belgian army blew up the middle arch on the night of August 14-15, 1914 and despite a repair 6 years later, it was blown up again during World War II.
On June 9, 1956, King Baudouin inaugurated the current bridge, the last descendant of the Pontia.
Source: cirkwi.com/fr/point-interet/269664-pont-roi-baudouin

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Elevation 70 m

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Location: Liège, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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King Baudouin Bridge

1. Huy Railway Bridge – Les Avins Former Train Station loop from Huy

2. La Neuville Fish Pass – View of Huy Castle loop from Statte

3. Riverside Path Along the Meuse – View of Huy loop from Andenne

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