| Welcome to Paris! Le Pont de l'Archevêché :This bridge was built in record time: April to November 1828. The name comes from the presence near it of the building that housed the archbishopric. Sited close to Notre Dame cathedral, it has now been demolished. In 1910 plans were made to replace this three-arched bridge with a single span to ease navigation, but the plans never bore fruit. In 1911 a bus fell from the bridge after crashing through the parapet. Eleven were killed and nine injured in this disaster. Le pont Louis-Philippe : This bridge was built in 1861-1862 in replacement of the "reform bridge", which became too narrow. It connects the Saint-Louis island to the right bank of the Seine river. |
