That bridge was a surprise to me, when I drove through Llivia in January
1997. After passing out of Llivia back into France, I was planning to turn
right onto the N-20, yet suddenly I was back in Spain again! Had to loop
around through Puigcerdo and go through a border crossing back into
France, although I had not been through a noticeable border crossing to
leave France...
David
On Thu, 8 Nov 2001 marcelmiquel@... wrote:
> As you know, the enclave of Llivia is connected to Spain by a neutral
> road, under frech soverignity. This road ( the N-152 road, named CD-68
> while runs into the frech territory ), just after crossed the border at
> the pont de Llívia ( The bridge of Llívia) over the Raür river,
> crossed a railway and the RN-20 french highway. It was a very dangerous
> point, and many accidents occured there. The french athorities ordered
> in 1971 to install traffic signals that gave preference to the RN-20
> over the CD-68. The villagers of Llívia considered that it was a
> alteration of the Pyrenees treaty terms, and the stop signs
> were stoled. From april, 16th to may 6th, the signs were replaced and
> removed daily. It was the war of stop signs. Most of the spanish and
> french newspapers tribute their headlines to this conflict. The spanish
> government wanted to install traffic lights, but the villagers of
> Llívia didnt accept. The french authorities changed the stop signs
> by yield signs, but the problem remained unsolved. Finally, the
> diplomatic negotiations began and in 1978 both countries signed a
> treaty in order to build a new bridge over the river, the railway and
> the french road. The bridge, payed by the Spain government despite is
> in french zone, was opened to traffic in 1983. Curiosly, 30 years later
> the same problem appeared again: the road of Llívia ( CD-68) cross
> another french road ( D-30 ) just before the enclave border. The
> accidents were usual, too, and France wished to build a rotunda at
> this point. The villagers of Llívia protested, but, the common sense
> won and the rotunda was opened last summer(2001).
>
> Bibliography:
> Garriga, R., Vilaseca, M., Vinyet, J: Llívia. Girona: Quaderns de la
> revista de Girona, 2000. P. 80-81
> Vinyet, Josep: El pas enlairat sobre la RN-20 francesa i la guerra
> dels stops, in Tercer quadern dinformació municipal de Llívia, 1983
>
> Marcel
>
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