Engineers use tide as a tool to install city bridge

Few cities witness the arrival of a 3,000-tonne bridge deck by river. But in Nantes, residents watched as a steel span 150 metres long and eight storeys high was floated into position with remarkable precision, using the tide as a tool.

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Few cities witness the arrival of a 3,000-tonne bridge deck by river. But in Nantes, residents watched as a steel span 150 metres long and eight storeys high was floated into position with remarkable precision, using the tide as a tool.