- Petit Pont
The Petit Pont ("Little Bridge") is a bridge crossing the
River Seine inParis , built in1853 , although a structure has crossed the river at this point since antiquity. The present bridge is a single stone arch linking theIVe arrondissement and theÎle de la Cité , with the 5th arrondissement, betweenquai de Montebello andquai Saint-Michel . The Petit Pont is notable for having been destroyed, at a minimum, thirteen times since its original inception duringGallo-Roman times to the mid-nineteenth century . It is served by the Metro station Saint-Michel., convert|12|m|ft for vehicles and convert|4|m|ft for each sidewalkLocation
The Petit Pont is centrally located in Paris' IVth and Vth arrondissements, connecting the
Île de la Cité , one of the two natural islands on the Seine within the city limits, to theRive Gauche ( _fr. Left Bank.) [fr cite web |url=http://fr.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0000209 |title=Structurae [fr] : Petit-Pont (1186) |accessdate=2008-01-30 |format= |work=]References
External links
* [http://www.paris.fr/portail/deplacements/Portal.lut?page_id=225 Mairie de Paris site]
* [http://fr.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0000209 Structurae]
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