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- HISTORY -
The old causeway at Port Rhingeard was used by a mill documented in 1446. After 1537, it was fitted with a marinière gate. Work to improve navigation on the Mayenne in the 19th century led to its demolition and replacement at the same location by a lock dam, built to plans drawn up in 1865 by the Ponts et Chaussées engineer Du Jardin. The work, followed by his successor Lahougue, was carried out by Joinville-le-Pont contractors Gabriel Robineau and Edme Léger, who were chosen in...
The old causeway at Port Rhingeard was used by a mill documented in 1446. After 1537, it was fitted with a marinière gate. Work to improve navigation on the Mayenne in the 19th century led to its demolition and replacement at the same location by a lock dam, built to plans drawn up in 1865 by the Ponts et Chaussées engineer Du Jardin. The work, followed by his successor Lahougue, was carried out by Joinville-le-Pont contractors Gabriel Robineau and Edme Léger, who were chosen in...
