Petit Pont

Petit-Pont
Petit-Pont
	Petit-Pont seen from pont au Double
Coordinates	48°51′12″N 02°20′49″E / 48.85333°N 2.34694°E
Crosses	River Seine
Locale	Paris, France
Next upstream	Pont au Double
Next downstream	Pont Saint-Michel
Characteristics
Design	Michal (architect) ; Gariel (constructor)
Total length	32 metres (105 ft)
Width	20 metres (66 ft)
History
Construction start	1853
Construction end	1853
Opened	1853
Location

The Petit Pont (Little Bridge) is an arch bridge crossing the River Seine in Paris, built in 1853, although a structure has crossed the river at this point since antiquity.^[1] The present bridge is a single stone arch linking the 4th arrondissement and the Île de la Cité, with the 5th arrondissement, between quai de Montebello and quai Saint-Michel.^[2] The Petit Pont is notable for having been destroyed at least thirteen times since its original inception during Gallo-Roman times to the mid-19th century.

^ A. and W. Galignani (1825). The History of Paris from the Earliest Period to the Present Day. Galignani. pp. 139–149.
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