Pont National
Pont National | |
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 National Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 48°49′42″N 02°23′16″E / 48.82833°N 2.38778°E |
| Crosses | Seine |
| Locale | Paris, France |
| Next upstream | Pont amont |
| Next downstream | Pont de Tolbiac |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | arch bridge |
| Total length | 188,5 |
| Width | 34 |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1852 |
| Construction end | 1853 |
| Opened | 1853 |
| Location | |
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The pont National (named pont Napoléon-III from its construction until 1870) is a road and rail bridge across the Seine in Paris, to the east of the 12th and 13th arrondissements. With a total length of 188.5m, it is made up of 5 masonry arches. Its rail part carries the Petite Ceinture, now disused, and its road part links boulevard Poniatowski to . Its nearest Paris Métro stations are Porte de Charenton and Cour Saint-Émilion.
History[]
It was built between 1852 and 1853 as a railway bridge (to allow the Petite Ceinture line to cross the river) and to link the "enceintes" on the two sides of the river. Its architects were E. Couche, , , and Netter. Its width was doubled with an addition on the upstream side in 1936.
See also[]
- List of crossings of the River Seine
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