Passerelle de la Paix

Passerelle de la Paix

Construction of Passerelle de la Paix
Coordinates 45°47′13″N 4°51′15″E / 45.7868823°N 4.8542305°E / 45.7868823; 4.8542305Coordinates: 45°47′13″N 4°51′15″E / 45.7868823°N 4.8542305°E / 45.7868823; 4.8542305
Carries Pedestrians and bicycles
Crosses Rhône
Locale Lyon & Caluire-et-Cuire, Rhône-Alpes, France
Characteristics
Material Steel
Total length 217 metres (712 ft)
Width 8.5 metres (28 ft)
History
Architect Dietmar Feichtinger
Engineering design by SBP
Construction begin 29 November 2011
Construction cost €15.7
Opened March 17, 2014 (2014-03-17)

The Passerelle de la Paix (skyway of peace) is a pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the Rhône river in Lyon, France. It connects the 6th arrondissement of Lyon and the commune of Caluire-et-Cuire.[1]

Grand Lyon commissioned the construction of a bridge between Cité Internationale and Place Basse Demonchy in Parc Saint-Clair in Caluire-et-Cuire.[2] The project was first conceived in 1994, but construction was held up by a legal dispute over who would be the primary contractor. The project was revived in 2009 with Austrian architect Dietmar Feichtinger creating the design for the bridge.[3] The construction of the bridge began in March 2012.[4][5] The bridge was named "Passerelle de la Paix" on 22 October 2012 to represent intercultural harmony because the neighbourhood of Saint-Clair has a large immigrant population.[1] Construction concluded on 13 December 2013, and opened to the public on 17 march 2014.[6][7][8] The bridge has 2 sections: a 217-metre (712-foot) long upper section for pedestrians and bicycles, and a 156-metre (512-foot) long lower section uniquely for pedestrians.[5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bevand, Pierre-Alexandre (17 March 2014). "Passerelle de la Paix : un trait d'union entre Caluire et la Cité internationale". Metro News (in French). Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Passerelle sur le Rhône". Grand Lyon (in French). Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Passerelle sur le Rhône à Lyon: un architecte autrichien retenu" (in French). 2009. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009.
  4. ↑ "Opération spectaculaire pour la Passerelle de la Paix à Lyon". batiweb (in French). 9 December 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Passerelle piétonne et cyclable" (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Denomination d’Un Espace Public «Passerelle de la Paix » (Direction Déplacements Urbains)" (pdf). Lyon.fr (in French). Grand Lyon. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Lyon : pose de la passerelle de la Paix" (in French). 13 December 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Ouverture de la passerelle de la Paix" (in French). 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.

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