Pont au Double

Pont au Double
A photograph of the Pont au Double.
Coordinates	48°51′09.49″N 02°20′54.56″E
Carries	Motor vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles
Crosses	Seine River
Locale	Paris, France
Next upstream	Pont de l'Archevêché
Next downstream	Petit Pont
Characteristics
Design	Arch Bridge
Total length	45 metres (148 ft)
Width	20 metres (66 ft)
Clearance below	?
History
Construction start	1881
Construction end	1883
Statistics
Toll	Free both ways
Location

The Pont au Double (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃t‿o dubl]) is a bridge over the Seine in Paris, France.

Location

The bridge links the 4th and 5th arrondissements of Paris, from the Île de la Cité to the quai de Montebello.

___	Located near the Métro stations: Cité, Maubert-Mutualité and Cluny - La Sorbonne.

History

In 1515, Francis I was asked to build a bridge over the small branch of the Seine in order to carry patients to the Hôtel-Dieu hospital on the Île de la Cité. Construction began in 1626 and in 1634 the two sides were connected.

The Pont au Double derives its name from the toll amount which was charged, a "double" denier, money used to pay for the construction of the bridge.

In 1709, the bridge collapsed. It was rebuilt and remained in place until 1847. In 1883, the Pont au Double was replaced by a one arch cast-iron bridge.

Pont au Double

External links

• Media related to Pont au Double at Wikimedia Commons
• (in French) French City Hall website
• (in French) Structurae
• Satellite view from Google Map