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Pont Rouge on the Louis XIV Canal

Pont Rouge on the Louis XIV Canal

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Pont Rouge on the Louis XIV Canal

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Location: Maintenon, Chartres, Centre-Val de Loire, France

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Best Road Cycling Rides to Pont Rouge on the Louis XIV Canal

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1. Lavoir de Soulaires – Château de Maintenon loop from Boigneville

57.5km

02:19

260m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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2. Chateau de Mormoulins – Avre Aqueduct loop from Chartres

109km

04:21

450m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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3. Château de Maintenon – Épernon town hall loop from Maintenon

52.1km

02:12

270m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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Jonathan VITEL

April 8, 2021

Originally, the Red Bridge was built at the end of the 17th century, namely in the years 1685-1686 on the orders of Louis XIV as part of his vast project to build the Maintenon aqueduct entrusted to La Hire and Vauban. The goal of this project was to be able to transport the waters of the Eure from Pontgouin (located west of Maintenon) to the Palace of Versailles. It was from 1684 that studies were carried out by La Hire who discovered that the Eure was approximately 80 feet (27 m) higher than the castle at Pontgouin.
Maintenon was still to this day an intermittent residence of the king's court, and major work was undertaken, such as the digging of the grand canal passing under the aqueduct, the planting of the banks or the drawing of the castle park by Le Nôtre. .

You should know that until 1838, it is by this bridge that the entry into Maintenon was made. The legend attributes its name to the color of the uniform of the soldiers in charge of its guard.

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Eric Pinton

August 28, 2020

This medieval bridge spanning the Eure is a must see.

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Location: Maintenon, Chartres, Centre-Val de Loire, France

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Pont Rouge on the Louis XIV Canal

1. Lavoir de Soulaires – Château de Maintenon loop from Boigneville

2. Chateau de Mormoulins – Avre Aqueduct loop from Chartres

3. Château de Maintenon – Épernon town hall loop from Maintenon

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