Pont de l'Archevêché

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Pont de l'Archevêché
A photograph of the Pont de l'Archevêché from Quai de la Tournelle. Notice Notre Dame de Paris in the background.
Carries	Motor vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles
Crosses	The Seine River
Locale	Paris, France
Design	Arch Bridge
Material	stone
Total length	68 m (223 feet)
Width	17 m (56 feet)
Toll	Free both ways
Coordinates	48°51′5.82″N, 2°21′5.73″E

The Pont de l'Archevêché (Archbishop's Bridge) is a bridge crossing the Seine in Paris, France.

1 Location
2 Access
3 History
4 Characteristics
5 External links
6 Location

[edit] 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.

[edit] Access

___	located near the metro station: Maubert - Mutualité.

[edit] History

The Pont de l'Archevêché is the narrowest 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 Invalides.

The bridge is 68 meters long and 11 meters high. It is composed of three arches of stone carrying heights of 15, 17, and 15 meters, respectively. The low clearance of the arches do cause an impediment to river traffic; however, in spite of a municipal decision in 1910 to rebuild it, the bridge was never replaced.