Savines Bridge, Savines-le-Lac

Name: Savines Bridge
Address: Savines-le-Lac, France

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The Savines Bridge is a 924m concrete viaduct in Savines-le-Lac, in the Provence Alps and Prealps of south-east France, built in 1960. It crosses a reservoir of the Durance river. ()

Local name: Pont de Savines Opened: 1960 (65 years ago)Length: 3031 ftWidth: 30 ftHeight: 164 ftCoordinates: 44°31'53"N, 6°23'44"E

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Savines Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Embrun Cathedral, Lac de Serre-Ponçon, Pic de Morgon, Demoiselles Coiffées de Pontis.

5.3 miNE
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Romanesque architecture
Embrun Cathedral, Embrun
137 min walk • Embrun Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral located in the town of Embrun, Hautes-Alpes, France. The cathedral is a national monument and was the seat of the former Archbishopric of Embrun, which was divided between the Bishopric of Gap and the Archbishopric of Aix in 1822.
2.9 miSW
Recreational lake framed by mountains
Lac de Serre-Ponçon
73 min walk • Lake Serre-Ponçon is a reservoir in the departments of Hautes-Alpes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in southeast France, one of the largest in Western Europe.
2.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pic de Morgon
70 min walk • Pic de Morgon is a summit in the French Alps between "département des Hautes-Alpes" and "département des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence". It rises 2,324 metres above sea level. The summit is on the boundary between the "commune de Pontis", which it's the highest point, and the "commune de Crots".
2.9 miSW
Rock, Nature, Natural attraction
Demoiselles Coiffées de Pontis
75 min walk • The Demoiselles Coiffées de Pontis is a rock formation in Pontis, near Embrun in the French Alps, located on the edge of the Lac de Serre-Ponçon. The formation consists of a number of hoodoos, described as a "set of narrowly-tapered rock columns...topped with a large rock...
5.4 miNE
View point
Tour Brune, Embrun
137 min walk • The Brown Tower of Embrun is a tower located in the commune of Embrun in the Hautes-Alpes department in France.
3.2 miW
Hotel
Prunières
81 min walk • Prunières is a commune in the Hautes Alpes department in southeastern France.
3.7 miE
Church
St. Lawrence Church
94 min walk • The Saint-Laurent de Crots church is a Romanesque church, remodeled with Gothic elements, located on the territory of the commune of Crots in the French department of Hautes-Alpes in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
5.4 miW
Locality
Chorges
138 min walk • Chorges is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. It is close to Gap. The name Chorges derives from Latin Catorimagus, itself coming from the Alpine tribe of the Caturiges in the ancient Roman province of Alpes Maritimae.
4.8 miE
Locality
Baratier
123 min walk • One of the main highlights of Baratier is its proximity to the stunning Lac de Serre-Ponçon, a large artificial lake that offers a wide range of water sports and recreational activities. Visitors can enjoy swimming, sailing, kayaking, and fishing, or simply relax on...
7.2 miSW
Locality
La Bréole
184 min walk • La Bréole is a former commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Ubaye-Serre-Ponçon.
4.7 miN
Locality
Réallon
120 min walk • Réallon is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.