벨빌 쉬르 루아르 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

루아르 강 운하 다리

romantic place to rest

we rode over it with our bikes and had a great view of the Loire and Chalon

The 2023 footbridge allows pedestrians and cyclists to pass through and a staircase leads down to the beach for swimming in the Loire.

Very beautiful view of the Loire

This suspension bridge is located halfway between the towns of Beaulieu-sur-Loire and Briare, and allows cars, cyclists and pedestrians to cross the Loire. The bridge is located right in the middle of the Mantelot and Combles lock site. Before the construction of the Briare aqueduct, this passage allowed boats to pass between the old side canal, the Loire, and the old Briare canal.

It was at Mantelot that the boats left the lateral canal of the Loire and crossed the river in a channel more than a kilometer long to join the rest of the canal on the right bank. This area therefore also served as a boat station.

Canal which connects Digoin to Briare, of a standard gauge called 'Freycinet', which was inaugurated in 1838. It contributes in particular to connecting the Loire to the Seine. Before the construction of the Briare aqueduct, it was at Chatillon-sur-Loire that it had to cross the Loire between two dikes, directly in its bed.