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The Pont de Normandie is a cable-stayed bridge over the river Seine in the Normandy region in France. It has a total length of 2143.21 m and connects the cities Le Havre and Honfleur. Construction of the bridge started in 1988 and was finished 7 years later. The deck is at its highest point 52 m over the water, the pylons are 214.77 m tall and weigh more than 20 000 ton. More than 19 000 ton of steel was used and 184 wire cables for the construction.