Pont d'Austerlitz

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Coordinates: 48 ° 50 ′ 42 "  N , 2 ° 21 ′ 58"  E

Pont d'Austerlitz
Pont d'Austerlitz
use Road bridge
Crossing of His
place Paris
Building number 0558
construction Stone arch bridge
overall length 174 m
width 30.6 m
Number of openings five
Longest span 32 m
completion 1807/1854/1885
location
Pont d'Austerlitz (Paris)
Pont d'Austerlitz

The Pont d'Austerlitz is a road bridge over the Seine in Paris that connects the Boulevard de l'Hôpital with the Avenue Ledru-Rollin . It is close to the Gare d'Austerlitz and the Jardin des Plantes .

Bridge from 1807

In the years 1802-1807 the first bridge was built on this site, which was also the first cast iron bridge in France. It had five arches composed of numerous cast iron profiles with spans of 32 m, which were supported on stone pillars and abutments . It got its name in memory of the victory of Emperor Napoleon I in the Battle of Austerlitz .

Bridges from 1854 and 1885

In 1854 the condition of the cast iron bridge had deteriorated so much that it was replaced by a new 18 m wide bridge with stone segmental arches , for which the old piers and abutments could be used. It therefore had five arches with spans of 32 m.

In 1885 the stone arch bridge was widened and reinforced to cope with the increased traffic. This bridge is still in use today. It is 173.8 m long and 30 m wide, of which 20 m are accounted for by the roadways and 5 m for each of the two sidewalks. The cartouches with the imperial “N” surrounded by bay leaves, which were formerly attached to the pillars , were replaced by rich relief decorations when it was widened.

Web links

Commons : Pont d'Austerlitz  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Marcel Prade: Ponts & Viaducs au XIXe Siècle . Brissaud, Poitiers 1988. ISBN 2-902170-59-9 , p. 66
  2. ↑ The cast iron arch truss bridges in France. In: Friedrich Heinzerling: The bridges in iron. Verlag von Otto Spamer, Leipzig 1870, p. 105 ( digitized on Google Books)
  3. ↑ Bridges of Paris on LCPC, now Ifsttar