Pont d'Austerlitz

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Pont d'Austerlitz
France Paris Pont Austerlitz 01.JPG
Coordinates 48°50′42″N2°21′58″E / 48.84500°N 2.36611°E / 48.84500; 2.36611
CarriesMotor vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles
Crosses The Seine River
LocaleParis, France
Official namePont d'Austerlitz
Next upstream Viaduc d'Austerlitz
Next downstream Pont de Sully
Characteristics
Design Arch Bridge
Total length174m (571 feet)
Width30m (98 feet)
History
Construction start1801–1805, 1854 and 1884–1885
Statistics
TollFree both ways
Location
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).

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Location

The bridge links the 12th arrondissement at the rue Ledru-Rollin, to the 5th and 13th arrondissements, at the Jardin des Plantes.

History

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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

View from the Pont de Sully Paris Seine Pont dAusterlitz dsc04041.jpg
View from the Pont de Sully

Access

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Location on the Seine
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Located near the Métro station:  Quai de la Rapée .

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