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List Of Bridges In Paris
There are many bridges in the city of Paris, principally over the River Seine, but also over the Canal de l'Ourcq. Statistics In 2006, Paris had: * 148 bridges over the '' Boulevard Périphérique'' * 58 bridges used to carry Parisian streets over each other * 49 ''passerelles piétonnières'' (pedestrian bridges) * 37 bridges over the Seine * 33 bridges used by the SNCF * 10 bridges used by the Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP) Seine Paris has 37 bridges across the Seine, of which 5 are pedestrian only and 2 are rail bridges. Three link Île Saint-Louis to the rest of Paris, 8 do the same for Île de la Cité and one links the 2 islands to each other. A list follows, from upstream to downstream : # Pont amont (carrying the Boulevard Périphérique, situated at the river's entry to the city) # Pont National # Pont de Tolbiac # Passerelle Simone-de-Beauvoir (pedestrian), inaugurated 13 July 2006 # Pont de Bercy (made up of a railway bridge carrying the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to Span (engineering), span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually something that is otherwise difficult or impossible to cross. There are many different designs of bridges, each serving a particular purpose and applicable to different situations. Designs of bridges vary depending on factors such as the function of the bridge, the nature of the terrain where the bridge is constructed and anchored, the material used to make it, and the funds available to build it. The earliest bridges were likely made with fallen trees and stepping stones. The Neolithic people built boardwalk bridges across marshland. The Arkadiko Bridge, dating from the 13th century BC, in the Peloponnese is one of the oldest arch bridges in existence and use. Etymology The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' traces the origin of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Métro Line 6
Line 6 is one of the sixteen lines of the Paris Métro rapid transit system. Following a semi-circular route through the southern half of the city above boulevards built along the path of the former ''Fermiers généraux'' wall of 1784–1860, it runs between Charles de Gaulle–Étoile in the west and Nation in the east. A significant part of the route is on elevated tracks. The rails and stations of today's Line 6 were opened between 1900 and 1909, but took their current configuration only in 1942. The stretch between Étoile and Place d'Italie opened between 1900 and 1906 as Line ''2 Sud.'' In 1907, it was made part of Line 5. The section between Place d'Italie and Nation opened in 1909 as Line 6. In 1942, the Étoile – Place d'Italie section of Line 5 was transferred to line 6, creating today's Line 6 route. The line is in length, of which are above ground, and has been equipped with rubber-tyred rolling stock since 1974. The line is considered one of the most plea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pont De L'Archevêché
The Pont de l'Archevêché (, Archbishop's Bridge) is a bridge crossing the Seine river 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 road 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 Les Invalides. The bridge is long. It is composed of three arches of stone measuring lengths of , , and . The bridge commonly seen in the background of the set on ''Highlander'' when the show was set in Paris. After the Pont des Arts was cleared of its display of padlocks in 2010, and similarly the Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor, lovers started to place their 'love padlocks' on this bridge. The original two bridges for this were footbridges, but this one, a bit narrower, is a road bridge. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pont Saint-Louis
The pont Saint-Louis () is a pedestrian bridge across the River Seine in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, 4th arrondissement of Paris. It links the Île de la Cité with the Île Saint-Louis. It is served by the Cité (Paris Métro), Cité stop of the Paris Metro. History The present bridge is the seventh to link the two islands since 1630. The pont Saint-Landry (1630–1634) was the first of these. In 1717 a wooden bridge was rebuilt, with seven arches, and named the "Pont Rouge", due to the colour in which it was painted. It was destroyed in 1795. In 1804, under the direction of the engineer Dumoustier, a new two-arch bridge was built, 70 m long and 10 m wide, and mainly in oak. It was demolished in 1811, and a suspension bridge replaced it in 1842. Twenty years later, this was replaced by a metallic bridge, with a single arch with a 64 m opening. In 1939, this one was demolished. In 1941, it was replaced by a ''Footbridge, passerelle'' resembling an iron cage. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pont Louis-Philippe
The Pont Louis-Philippe () is a bridge across the River Seine in Paris. It is located in the 4th arrondissement, and it links the Quai de Bourbon on the Île Saint-Louis with the Saint-Gervais neighborhood on the right bank. History On 29 July 1833, to celebrate his accession to the throne following the " Trois Glorieuses" (the three glorious days of the July Revolution), Louis-Philippe laid the first stone for a previously nameless suspension bridge, located on the extension of the Rue du Pont Louis Philippe. Built by Marc Seguin and his brothers, it crossed the Seine to the Île Saint-Louis. It was opened to traffic one year later, on 26 July 1834. After the French Revolution of 1848 (during which the bridge and its tollhouses were burnt down), it was restored and renamed "Pont de la Réforme", a name it held until 1852. In the face of increased traffic (the tollhouses had not been restored), it was demolished to be replaced by the present structure in 1860. This new s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pont Marie
The Pont Marie () is a bridge which crosses the Seine in Paris, France. The bridge links the Île Saint-Louis to the quai de l'Hôtel de Ville and is one of three bridges designed to allow traffic flow between the Île Saint-Louis and the Left and Right banks of Paris. The Pont Marie links the Right Bank and is the counterpart of the Pont de la Tournelle which is built along the same line but serves to connect the Île Saint-Louis with the Left Bank. History The Pont Marie derives its name from the engineer Christophe Marie, who proposed its construction beginning in 1605 in order to augment and assist in the urbanisation of the île Saint-Louis. However the bridge was not actually approved for building by the king until 1614, at which point Louis XIII laid the first stone as part of a formal bridge building ceremony. Following approval, the Pont Marie's construction was spread out over 20 years, from 1614 to 1635. Thus, the bridge is one of the oldest bridges in Paris. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rive Gauche
The Rive Gauche (; Left Bank) is the southern bank of the river Seine in Paris. Here the river flows roughly westward, cutting the city in two parts. When facing downstream, the southern bank is to the left, whereas the northern bank (or Rive Droite) is to the right. The Rive Gauche is associated with artists, writers and philosophers, including Colette, Margaret Anderson, Djuna Barnes, Natalie Barney, Sylvia Beach, Erik Satie, Kay Boyle, Bryher, Caresse Crosby, Nancy Cunard, H.D., Janet Flanner, Jane Heap, Maria Jolas, Mina Loy, Henry Miller, Adrienne Monnier, Anaïs Nin, Jean Rhys, Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, Renee Vivien, Edith Wharton Pablo Picasso, Arthur Rimbaud, Paul Verlaine, Henri Matisse, Jean-Paul Sartre, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, James Baldwin, and dozens of members of the great artistic community at Montparnasse. The phrase implies a sense of bohemianism, counterculture and creativity. Some of its famous streets are the Boulevar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pont De La Tournelle
The (, ''Tournelle Bridge''), is an arch bridge spanning the river Seine in Paris. History The location of the is the site of successive structures. The first, a wooden bridge, was built in 1620. This bridge connected the Eastern bank of the Seine (le quai Saint-Bernard) to . It was subsequently washed away by ice in 1637, and again on 21 January 1651. A stone bridge was erected in its place in 1654.Fierro, Alfred, ''Histoire et dictionnaire de Paris'' (1996), Robert Laffont, p. 580. It was demolished in 1918 and replaced by the current bridge in 1928, after it suffered several natural disasters, especially the flood of 1910. The was intentionally built lacking symmetry, in order to emphasize the shapeless landscape in the part of the Seine that it bestrides. Consisting of a grand central arch that links the riverbanks via two smaller arches, one on each side, it's decorated on the Eastern bank with a pylon built on the left pier's cutwater, and a statue of Saint Geneviève, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pont De Sully
The Pont de Sully (or Pont Sully; ) is a bridge across the Seine in Paris, France. In reality two separate bridges, carrying the Boulevard Henri IV, meet on the eastern tip of the Île Saint-Louis in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. The northern part links the island to the rest of the 4th arrondissement on the Right Bank, while the southern part links the island to the Boulevard Saint-Germain in the 5th arrondissement of Paris on the Left Bank. The nearest Metro station is Sully – Morland, located on the Right Bank. History The current bridge replaced two pedestrian suspension bridges, which had been lost. One, the Passerelle Damiette, linked the island to the Right Bank, and the other, the Passerelle de Constantine, linked the island to the Left Bank. The construction of the pedestrian bridges was authorized by an act of 18 June 1836, in favor of M. de Beaumont, the projector, who would recoup his expenses, valued at 380.000 fr., by collecting tolls. They were constructed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pont D'Austerlitz
The Pont d'Austerlitz is a bridge which crosses the Seine River in Paris, France. It owes its name to the battle of Austerlitz (1805). Location The bridge links the 12th arrondissement at the rue Ledru-Rollin, to the 5th and 13th arrondissements, at the Jardin des Plantes de Paris, Jardin des Plantes. History The construction of the bridge came from a necessity to link the Faubourg Saint-Antoine on the right bank to the Jardin des Plantes on the left bank. At the beginning of the 19th century the first bridge was constructed. In 1801, the engineer Becquey de Beaupré proposed a five-arched bridge. In 1854, the bridge was judged dangerous and the width was increased to 18 meters (59 feet) and finally to 30 meters (98 feet). Characteristics * Type : Arch bridge * Construction : 1801–1805, 1854 and 1884–1885 * Inauguration : 1854 and 1885 * Architects : Alexandre Michal, Jules Savarin (1854) – Jean-Marie-Georges Choquet (1885) * Material : Stone Masonry * Tota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rive Droite
The Rive Droite (; Right Bank) is most commonly associated with the river Seine in central Paris. Here, the river flows roughly westwards, cutting the city into two parts. When facing downstream, the northern bank is to the right, whereas the southern bank (or Rive Gauche) is to the left. The Rive Droite's most famous street is the Champs-Élysées, with others of prominence being the Rue de la Paix, Rue de Rivoli, Avenue de l'Opéra and Avenue Montaigne. The President of France resides on the Rive Droite, at the Élysée Palace. Notable landmarks include the Louvre, Place de la République and Arc de Triomphe. See also * Arrondissements of Paris * Rive Gauche * Bank (geography) In geography, a bank is the land alongside a body of water. Different structures are referred to as ''banks'' in different fields of geography. In limnology (the study of inland waters), a stream bank or river bank is the terrain alongsid ... References {{Reflist Geography of Paris Riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Métro Line 5
Paris Métro Line 5 is one of the 16 lines of the Paris Métro in Paris, France. It crosses the east of Paris from to . It is the eighth-busiest line on the network. History On 15 June 2011 the MF 2000, MF 01 began entering revenue service onto Line 5, gradually replacing the aging MF 67 stock. The initial announcement was made in 2006 and trains began to be tested during the course of late 2010 and early 2011. As of June 2013, only three to five MF 67 trains remain in service. There is also one MF 01 train for Line 9 (#096) that is in revenue service along Line 5. None of the Line 9 trains will enter revenue service on Line 9 until sometime in September 2013. Chronology *2 June 1906: Line 5 was inaugurated with a section from Place d'Italie to the Gare d'Austerlitz, Gare d'Orléans (now known as Gare d'Austerlitz). *14 July 1906: The line was temporarily extended to Gare de Lyon. *17 December 1906: The line was extended to Lancry (now known as Jacques Bonsergent). *14 Octob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
