), ▁French ▁general ▁Luc ▁Sim éon ▁August e ▁D ago bert ▁wanted ▁to ▁blow ▁it ▁up ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁Spanish ▁army ▁from ▁going ▁back ▁to ▁Catal onia . ▁The ▁bridge ▁was ▁saved ▁just ▁before ▁being ▁destroyed ▁thanks ▁to ▁the ▁action ▁of ▁Represent ative ▁Joseph ▁Cass any es ▁and ▁restored ▁later . ▁ ▁Leg end ▁The ▁loc als ▁wanted ▁a ▁bridge ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁across ▁the ▁river ▁and ▁called ▁upon ▁the ▁devil ▁to ▁build ▁it ▁for ▁them . ▁The ▁devil ▁agreed ▁on ▁the ▁condition ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁claim ▁the ▁first ▁soul ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁bridge . ▁Once ▁the ▁bridge ▁was ▁built ▁the ▁loc als ▁sent ▁a ▁cat ▁across ▁for ▁the ▁devil ▁to ▁claim ▁its ▁soul . ▁Then ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁afterwards ▁no ▁person ▁would ▁cross , ▁just ▁in ▁case ▁– ▁a ▁legend ▁common ▁to ▁many ▁devil ' s ▁brid ges ▁in ▁France . ▁ ▁In ▁arts ▁ ▁The ▁bridge ▁was ▁painted ▁by ▁Paul ▁C é z anne ▁and ▁August e ▁Her bin . ▁ ▁It ▁features ▁in ▁a ▁scene ▁from ▁the ▁film ▁The ▁H unch back ▁by ▁André ▁Hun eb elle , ▁in ▁which ▁three ▁s words men ▁are ▁sent ▁to ▁Spain ▁to ▁kill ▁Lag ard ère ▁and ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Ne vers . ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁medieval ▁brid ges ▁in ▁France ▁Other ▁very ▁large ▁medieval ▁brid ges ▁ ▁Pu ente ▁del ▁Di ablo ▁( Mart or ell ) ▁( 3 7 . 3 ▁m ▁span ) ▁ ▁P onte ▁della ▁M add al ena ▁( 3