The Pont de l'Archevêché (, Archbishop's Bridge) is a bridge crossing the

Seine The Seine ( , ) is a river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plat ...

river in Paris, France.

Location

The bridge links the 4th Arrondissement, at the

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, 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

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after the demolition of the suspension bridge at

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. The bridge is long. It is composed of three

arch An arch is a curved vertical structure spanning an open space underneath it. Arches may support the load above them, or they may perform a purely decorative role. As a decorative element, the arch dates back to the 4th millennium BC, but stru ...

es of

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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 Pont, meaning "bridge" in French, may refer to: Places France * Pont, Côte-d'Or, in the Côte-d'Or ''département'' * Pont-Bellanger, in the Calvados ''département'' * Pont-d'Ouilly, in the Calvados ''département'' * Pont-Farcy, in the Ca ...

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.

Characteristics

* Type of construction :

Arch bridge An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its structural load, loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either si ...

* Construction : 1828 * Architect : Plouard * Material :

* Total Length : * Width : * Usable width :

References

External links

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Mayor of Paris' website
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Structurae

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 Buildings and structures in the 4th arrondissement of Paris Buildings and structures in the 5th arrondissement of Paris Archeveche Archeveche {{France-bridge-struct-stub