Reference
PA00082723
Latitude
45.416778
Longitude
1.25225
Address
497 Le Pont Lasveyras 24270 Payzac
Construction era
13e siècle;15e siècle
Protection date
1987/07/02 : inscrit MH
Protection cause
Pont (cad. non cadastré ; domaine public) : inscription par arrêté du 2 juillet 1987
Description
Tradition indicates that this bridge is on the way to an old Gallo-Roman road and that it would have been erected by the English in the 14th century. Although this construction date is plausible, it could also extend to the 13th or 15th centuries, based on the shape of the broken central arch. Two semicircular arches rest on the rocks of the shores to support the central ark in the shape of a donkey. The batteries are equipped with triangular beaches upstream and downstream rear-beakers, which house pedestrian shelters. The wall is made of shale stones of irregular shape, while the upper arcs are filled with long and narrow rubble. The battery base is more regularly built.
