On 29 July 1833, to celebrate his accession to the throne following the "Trois Glorieuses" (the three glorious days of the July Revolution), Louis-Philippe laid the first stone for a previously-nameless suspension bridge, located on the extension of the Rue du Pont Louis Philippe. Built by Marc Seguin and his brothers, it crossed the Seine to the Île Saint-Louis. It was opened to traffic one year later, on 26 July 1834. After the French Revolution of 1848 (during which the bridge and its tollhouses were burnt down), it was restored and renamed "Pont de la Réforme", a name it held until 1852.
View of Notre Dame from the Pont Louis-Philippe
In the face of increased traffic (the tollhouses had not been restored), it was demolished to be replaced by the present structure in 1860. This new structure, an arch bridge, was built by the engineers, Edmond-Jules Féline-Romany and Jules Savarin, between August 1860 and April 1862, a little further upstream than its predecessor. The Pont Louis-Philippe was inaugurated in April 1862. The spandrels above the four-metre-wide piers in the Seine are decorated with stone laurel wreaths surrounding metallic rosettes.
The only modification since then (unlike its much-modified contemporary, the Pont de Bercy) was the replacement of the stone guardrails (badly damaged by pollution) with replica railings in 1995.
Felix and Louis Lazare, Dictionnaire historique des rues et monuments of Paris in 1855 with plans for 48 neighborhoods, Maisonneuve & Larose, 796 p. (ISBN2-86877-184-X).
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pont, louis, philippe, bridge, across, river, seine, paris, located, arrondissement, links, quai, bourbon, Île, saint, louis, with, saint, gervais, neighborhood, right, bank, coordinates48, 85389, 35444, 85389, 35444carriesmotor, vehicles, pedestrians, bicycle. The Pont Louis Philippe is a bridge across the River Seine in Paris It is located in the 4th arrondissement and it links the Quai de Bourbon on the Ile Saint Louis with the Saint Gervais neighborhood on the right bank Pont Louis PhilippePont Louis PhilippeCoordinates48 51 14 N 02 21 16 E 48 85389 N 2 35444 E 48 85389 2 35444CarriesMotor vehicles pedestrians and bicyclesCrossesthe River SeineLocaleParis FranceOfficial namePont Louis PhilippeNext upstreamPont MarieNext downstreamPont Saint LouisPont d ArcoleCharacteristicsDesignArch BridgeTotal length100 metres 330 ft Width15 2 metres 50 ft HistoryConstruction start1860Construction end1862Location Contents 1 History 2 Metro station 3 Bibliography 4 External linksHistory editOn 29 July 1833 to celebrate his accession to the throne following the Trois Glorieuses the three glorious days of the July Revolution Louis Philippe laid the first stone for a previously nameless suspension bridge located on the extension of the Rue du Pont Louis Philippe Built by Marc Seguin and his brothers it crossed the Seine to the Ile Saint Louis It was opened to traffic one year later on 26 July 1834 After the French Revolution of 1848 during which the bridge and its tollhouses were burnt down it was restored and renamed Pont de la Reforme a name it held until 1852 nbsp View of Notre Dame from the Pont Louis PhilippeIn the face of increased traffic the tollhouses had not been restored it was demolished to be replaced by the present structure in 1860 This new structure an arch bridge was built by the engineers Edmond Jules Feline Romany and Jules Savarin between August 1860 and April 1862 a little further upstream than its predecessor The Pont Louis Philippe was inaugurated in April 1862 The spandrels above the four metre wide piers in the Seine are decorated with stone laurel wreaths surrounding metallic rosettes The only modification since then unlike its much modified contemporary the Pont de Bercy was the replacement of the stone guardrails badly damaged by pollution with replica railings in 1995 nbsp The bridge at nightMetro station edit nbsp Location on the SeineThe Pont Louis Philippe is Located near the Metro station Pont Marie nbsp It is served by line 7 Bibliography editFelix and Louis Lazare Dictionnaire historique des rues et monuments of Paris in 1855 with plans for 48 neighborhoods Maisonneuve amp Larose 796 p ISBN 2 86877 184 X External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pont Louis Philippe Paris in French Mairie de Paris in French Structurae Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pont Louis Philippe amp oldid 1193800134, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
