The roads we take

This year, we have made an effort to really avoid the freeways and take back roads as often as possible.  The pace is less stressful, and the sights are often quite remarkable.

However, many of the roads are quite narrow.  In many cases, the roads cannot be widened because they are lined with plane trees that were planted long ago.

Sometimes, buildings are built quite close to the edge of the road.

This week, our travels took us across this three-arched, single-lane bridge across the Petit Rhone, in Forques, twice.  There is no traffic light, and lines of sight are limited.  On the bridge, there is a pull-out space for 2 or 3 vehicles to wait for oncoming traffic to pass.  Quite impressive.  Doesn't appear to be a truck route, thank goodness.

The sign warns that passage is limited to 3 cars at a time

The pull out near the center arch