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This single-arch sandstone bridge was built in the last years of the 19th century, as part of the development of the present-day departmental road.
Plans for the bridge were drawn up in September 1891 and signed by engineer Tourniaire. They show that, originally, the sawmill inlet canal had its water intake upstream of this bridge. An opening therefore had to be made in the masonry of the left bank abutment to allow the passage of this canal. If these plans were followed, the opening was filled in at an undetermined date. The bridge bears the inscription RF/1892 on the upstream key.
The bridge has just one semicircular arch with an 11-metre opening. Overall, it is 27 meters long and 4 meters wide. The arch features a single ashlar scroll with regular extradosities. The remainder of the masonry, for the intrados of the arch as well as for the two fronts, is made of carefully dressed squared rubble. The upstream key on which the inscription is found is protruding.
source: Inventaire général du Patrimoine culturel Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur