- Pont aval
Infobox_Bridge
bridge_name= Pont Aval
caption= Pont Aval
official_name= Pont Aval
also_known_as=
carries= Motor vehicles
crosses= The Seine River
locale=Paris ,France
id=
design= Concrete
length= 313m (1027 feet)
width= 35m (114 feet)
below= ?
construction dates= 1964-1968
toll= Free both ways
coordinates=coord|48|50|06|N|02|15|50|E|display=inline,titleThe Pont Aval or pont aval is a bridge which crosses the
Seine inParis ,France . It is open exclusively to motor vehicles traveling along the Boulevard Périphérique, a roadway which encircles the city.Location
The Pont Aval is the last bridge spanning the Seine if one were to follow the river's course through the
capital . The Pont Aval is located in the south west of the French capital, between the 15th and 16th arrondissements, connecting the Quai d'Issy-les-Moulineaux and the QuaiSaint-Exupéry .History
With a total length of 313 meters (1,027 feet), the Pont Aval is the longest in Paris. The bridge was inaugurated in 1968. Like that of its sister-bridge, the
Pont Amont , "Pont Aval" owes its name to its position on the Seine River: Pont "Amont" ("amont" meaning "upstream" in French) is the first bridge on the river as it enters Paris, Pont "Aval" ("aval" meaning "downstream") is the last.External links
* [http://www.paris.fr/portail/deplacements/Portal.lut?page_id=245 Official site of the Mairie de Paris]
* [http://fr.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0000525 Structurae]
* [http://www.jpdn.net/www_jpdn.net/4i/search_ipc.php?search_keywords=002-000007&l=english&search_fields=image_keywords Photographs of Pont aval] ("Bridges of Paris" project, jpdn.net)
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