Pont-barrage de Monsin

The Pont-barrage de Monsin ("bridge-dam or bridge-weir" of Monsin), across the Meuse at Liège, Belgium, was inaugurated for the 1930 Liège International Exposition. The new structure permitted the replacement of several locks and to stabilize the course of the Meuse. It incorporates a hydro-electric plant. Work began on the project in 1928, with metal fabrications made locally by Cockerill. It was partly destroyed on 11 May 1940 during the Battle of Belgium.[1]

Pont-barrage de Monsin
Pont-barrage de Monsin
Coordinates50°39′06″N 5°37′51″E
CrossesMeuse
LocaleLiège, Belgium
Characteristics
DesignBridge and weir
History
Opened1930
Location

The dam is topped by a road linking Jupille and the Port of Liège.

Sources

References

  1. Memo 2,E. COENEN, La Forteresse « île Monsin »


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