The Pont-barrage de Monsin ("bridge-dam or bridge-weir" of Monsin), across the Meuse at Liège

Liège

Liège is a major city and municipality of Belgium located in the province of Liège, of which it is the economic capital, in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium....

, Belgium

Belgium

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, was inaugurated for the 1930 Liège International Exposition

Exposition of 1930 (Liège)

The Exposition of 1930 was an international exposition that took place in Liège, Belgium between May 3 and November 3, 1930. The fair marked the centenary of the establishment of the Belgian kingdom in 1830...

. The new structure permitted the replacement of several locks and to stabilize the course of the Meuse. It incorporates a hydro-electric plant. Work began on the project in 1928, with metal fabrications made locally by Cockerill

Cockerill

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. It was partly destroyed on 11 May 1940 during the Battle of Belgium

Battle of Belgium

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The dam is topped by a road linking Jupille

Jupille

Jupille is a former Belgian municipality. It is now a part of the city of Liège.Jupille is the location of the brewery Piedbœuf , where Jupiler is made. It is also the death place of Pepin of Herstal...

 and the Port of Liège.

Source

• This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding French Wikipedia article as of October 21, 2010.