3 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁However , ▁work ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁stopped ▁because ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁route ▁could ▁only ▁be ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁bridge ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁P eln ard - Cons id ère ▁et ▁Ca quot ▁office ▁and ▁designed ▁by ▁Thor rand ▁et ▁C ie . ▁built ▁from ▁Nice ▁. ▁The ▁false work ▁was ▁formed ▁from ▁two ▁tr uss ed ▁segments ▁each ▁we igh ing ▁ 6 0 ▁tons , ▁which ▁were ▁first ▁mounted ▁on ▁the ▁Imp ost s ▁in ▁a ▁vertical ▁position ▁and ▁lower ed ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁with ▁ro pes ▁into ▁the ▁arch ed ▁position ▁above ▁the ▁g orge . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Arch ▁brid ges ▁in ▁France ▁Category : Con crete ▁brid ges ▁in ▁France ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Var ▁( de partment ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Ag ap et us ▁was ▁a ▁de acon ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁H ag ia ▁Soph ia ▁at ▁Constantin ople ▁( about ▁ 5 0 0 ). ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁re put ed ▁t utor ▁of ▁Justin ian , ▁and ▁author ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁ex h ort ations ▁in ▁sevent y - two ▁short ▁chap ters ▁addressed ▁around ▁ 5 2 7 ▁to ▁Justin ian ▁( P atro log ia ▁Gra ec ae , ▁L XXX VI , ▁ 1 1 5 3 – 8 6 ). ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁letters ▁of ▁each