Pont de Normandie

"MartinM" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Does anyone know if it is possible to cycle over this
bridge? I tried last night and was confronted by a nice
big _no cycling_ sign; having eventually reached my hotel
via a 40k detour over le Pont de Tancardine I was informed
by some other English D-Dayers that there is a walk-
cycleway from the Le Havre side to an observation post in
the middle, but not all the way; why? BTW a bike was the
only way to see anything at the weekend, all the roads
seemed to be closed to other than invited guests and
pedestrians/cyclists.

According to
lmars.co.ukpontnorm.htmlOpen ↗ [1]

The road is a "road for motorvehicles", however, cyclists
(and pedestrians) appear to be able to use the hard strips
(which effectively from mandatory cycle lanes).

[1]It not an official site, merely a "roadgeek" site, so I
wouldn't take it as gospel.

MartinM said:

Does anyone know if it is possible to cycle over
this bridge?

Judging by this pic:<url: earlybirds.users.btopenworld.comPic2003Open ↗
41.htm > it is possible, but I don't know when it dates
from. Last time I cycled there (1986 -- when I was a
teenager!) the Pont de Tancarville was the only bridge.

Quoted message said:

I tried last night and was confronted by a nice big _no
cycling_ sign; having eventually reached my hotel via a
40k detour over le Pont de Tancardine

Where are you staying? Honfleur? We stayed in Trouville --
ah, memories.

"Simonb" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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MartinM said:

Does anyone know if it is possible to cycle over this
bridge?

Judging by this pic:<url: earlybirds.users.btopenworld.comPic2003Open ↗
41.htm > it is possible, but I don't know when it dates
from. Last time I cycled there (1986 -- when I was a
teenager!) the Pont de Tancarville was the only bridge.

Quoted message said:

I tried last night and was confronted by a nice big _no
cycling_ sign; having eventually reached my hotel via a
40k detour over le Pont de Tancardine

Where are you staying? Honfleur? We stayed in Trouville --
ah, memories.

No chance on D Day weekend, no chance anyway on my salary!
I was in the Le Havre Formule 1. The Tancarville is a
fairly lumpy structure to ride over, fun descent the other
side especially whilst trying to avoid going onto the
autoroute!. Having done 480k from Dinard I decided to
abandon at Le Havre, but as there was no ferry for 6 hrs
and that would take 5 1/2 decided to ride back to Dieppe so
I could see the cliffs at Etretat. Ended up doing 595k,
that's nearly half a PBP ;-)

(MartinM) said:

Does anyone know if it is possible to cycle over this
bridge? I tried last night and was confronted by a nice big
_no cycling_ sign; having eventually reached my hotel via a
40k detour over le Pont de Tancardine I was informed by
some other English D-Dayers that there is a walk-cycleway
from the Le Havre side to an observation post in the
middle, but not all the way; why?

According to the CTC, it is possible to cycle over the
bridge (There's a pdf of the route). You cycle through the
docks to avoid the autoroute approach. The route is a bit
convoluted and unsigned. From the south, the cycle route is
clearly marked.
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Cheers,

Al

"Nathaniel Porter" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<ca2pgs$bn0

Quoted message said:

The road is a "road for motorvehicles", however, cyclists
(and pedestrians) appear to be able to use the hard strips
(which effectively from mandatory cycle lanes).

[1]It not an official site, merely a "roadgeek" site, so I
wouldn't take it as gospel.

Thanks for that; it clearly shows a bike/ped lane, but
GOK where the South end of this is; Oh well, will try
from the Le Havre direction next time (another weekend
slowly takes shape!)