Pont de Tolbiac

Pont de Tolbiac

Tolbiac Bridge
Coordinates 48°49′58″N 02°22′51″E / 48.83278°N 2.38083°E / 48.83278; 2.38083Coordinates: 48°49′58″N 02°22′51″E / 48.83278°N 2.38083°E / 48.83278; 2.38083
Crosses Seine
Locale Paris, France
Next upstream Pont National
Next downstream Passerelle
Simone-de-Beauvoir
Characteristics
Design arch bridge
Total length 168 metres (551 ft)
Width 20 metres (66 ft)
History
Construction begin 1879
Construction end 1882
Opened 1882

The pont de Tolbiac is a bridge across the Seine in Paris built between 1879 and 1882 by H.P. Bernard, and J.D.A. Pérouse. It crosses from the 12th to the 13th arrondissement, linking quai de Bercy to rue Neuve Tolbiac. Its nearest Paris Metro station is Cour Saint-Émilion.

History

Location on the Seine

The pont de Tolbiac was built in a wave of urbanisation of eastern Paris in the second half of the 19th century. The decision to build it was made in 1877 by a vote of the municipal council, in order to create an intermediate crossing in the long space between the existing Pont National and Pont de Bercy. The city financed the works, which began in 1879. It was hit by a downed British plane in 1943. In the 1990s it became the location for techno raves.

Architecture

Total length of 168 metres (551 ft), five elliptical arches, 28m, 35m and 32m openings.

See also

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