
Petit Pont-Cardinal Lustiger - Paris, France
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N 48° 51.203 E 002° 20.818
31U E 452095 N 5411362
Petit Pont is one of the oldest bridges of Paris, but destroyed and rebuilt several times over the centuries.
Waymark Code: WM18W8Z
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 10/07/2023
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EN: This bridge connects the island Île de la Cité with the quarters south of the Seine. It is called the small bridge because it spans the narrow arm of the Seine, while the bridge on the north side was called the great bridge. Today, there are five bridges over the narrow arm, but the first of them still keeps the old name.
The current bridge is a stone bridge with one arch. It has a length of 32 meters and is 20 meters wide. It was built in 1853, designed by the architects Machal and Gariel, but it had a long row of predecessors since back to pre-Roman times. The bridge already existed when Paris was a Celtic city called Lutetia. It was destroyed by the inhabitants in 52 A.C. to stop the Roman invasion. The Romans rebuilt this wooden bridge. We have not much data about the next few centuries, but between the years 885 and 1658 the bridge was at least thirteen times destroyed by floods, although from 1175 the bridge was built with stone. In the Middle Ages there were houses on the bridge, bridge houses were very popular because they were more hygienic. After a fire destoyed the brigde in 1719, the next bridge did not contain houses anymore. All bridges before 1853 had three or more arches. In 2013 the bridge was officially renamed to Petit-Pont-Cardinal-Lustiger after Jean-Marie Lustiger archbishop of Paris from 1981 until 2005.
FR: Ce pont relie l'île de la Cité aux quartiers sud de la Seine. Il est appelé petit pont parce qu'il enjambe le bras étroit de la Seine, alors que le pont du côté nord était appelé grand pont. Aujourd'hui, cinq ponts enjambent le bras étroit, mais le premier d'entre eux conserve l'ancien nom.
Le pont actuel est un pont de pierre à une arche. Il a une longueur de 32 mètres et une largeur de 20 mètres. Il a été construit en 1853 par les architectes Machal et Gariel, mais ses prédécesseurs remontent à l'époque préromaine. Le pont existait déjà lorsque Paris était une ville celte appelée Lutèce. Il a été détruit par les habitants en 52 après J.-C. pour stopper l'invasion romaine. Les Romains ont reconstruit ce pont en bois. Nous n'avons pas beaucoup de données sur les siècles suivants, mais entre 885 et 1658, le pont a été détruit au moins treize fois par des inondations, bien qu'à partir de 1175, le pont ait été construit en pierre. Au Moyen-Âge, des maisons étaient construites sur le pont. Les maisons sur le pont étaient très populaires parce qu'elles étaient plus hygiéniques. Après qu'un incendie ait détruit le pont en 1719, le pont suivant ne contenait plus de maisons. Tous les ponts avant 1853 avaient trois arches ou plus. En 2013, le pont a été officiellement rebaptisé Petit-Pont-Cardinal-Lustiger en l'honneur de Jean-Marie Lustiger, archevêque de Paris de 1981 à 2005.
Length of bridge: 32 m
 Height of bridge: about 10 m
 What type of traffic does this bridge support?: motor vehicles, bicyles and pedestrians
 What kind of gap does this bridge cross?: river Seine
 Date constructed: 1853
 Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: yes
 Name of road or trail the bridge services: Rue du Petit-Pont in the south / Rue de la Cité in the north
 Location: Paris, France

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