Pont d'Austerlitz

Pont d'Austerlitz
Coordinates	48°50′42″N 2°21′58″E
Carries	Motor vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles
Crosses	The Seine River
Locale	Paris, France
Official name	Pont d'Austerlitz
Next upstream	Viaduc d'Austerlitz
Next downstream	Pont de Sully
Characteristics
Design	Arch Bridge
Total length	174m (571 feet)
Width	30m (98 feet)
History
Construction start	1801–1805, 1854 and 1884–1885
Statistics
Toll	Free both ways
Location

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.

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

View from the Pont de Sully

• 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
• Total Length : 173,80 m

Access

Location on the Seine

___	Located near the Métro station: Quai de la Rapée.

See also

• List of crossings of the River Seine
• New Bridge, Mitrovica