Pont de l'Archevêché

Infobox_Bridge
bridge_name= Pont de l'Archevêché


caption= A photograph of the Pont de l'Archevêché from Quai de la Tournelle. Notice Notre Dame de Paris in the background.
official_name=
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carries= Motor vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles
crosses= The Seine River
locale= Paris, France
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design= Arch Bridge
material= stone
length= 68 m (223 feet)
width= 17 m (56 feet)
construction dates= 1828
toll= Free both ways
coordinates=coord|48|51|5.82|N|2|21|5.73|EThe Pont de l'Archevêché (Archbishop's Bridge) is a bridge crossing the Seine in Paris, France.

Location

The bridge links the 4th Arrondissement, at the Île de la Cité, to the 5th Arrondissement, between the quai de Montebello and the quai de la Tournelle.

Access

History

The Pont de l'Archevêché is the narrowest bridge in Paris. It was built in 1828, by the engineer Plouard, for the society Pont des Invalides after the demolition of the suspension bridge at Invalides.

The bridge is 68 meters long and 11 meters high. It is composed of three arches of stone carrying heights of 15, 17, and 15 meters, respectively. The low clearance of the arches do cause an impediment to river traffic; however, in spite of a municipal decision in 1910 to rebuild it, the bridge was never replaced.

The bridge commonly seen in the background of the set on Highlander when the show was set in Paris.

Characteristics

* Type of construction : Arch bridge
* Construction : 1828
* Architect : Plouard
* Material : stone
* Total Length : 68 m
* Width : 17 m
* Usuable width : 11m

External links

* [http://www.paris.fr/portail/deplacements/Portal.lut?page_id=220 Mayor of Paris' website]
* [http://fr.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0000206 Structurae]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=48.851663,2.351568&spn=0.003977,0.009112&t=k&hl=fr Satellite View from Google Map]
* http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2008/09/14/01016-20080914ARTFIG00013-une-vedette-de-plaisance-sombre-sur-la-seine-.php

Location

Bridge location on the Seine: