Pont d'Arcole, Steel arch bridge in 4th arrondissement, France.
The Pont d'Arcole stretches 80 meters across the Seine River, connecting the Ile de la Cite to the Hotel de Ville with its iron structure.
Completed in 1856 by architects Alphonse Oudry and Charles Alfred Oppermann, this bridge replaced an earlier pedestrian crossing from 1828.
The bridge name relates to either Napoleon Bonaparte's victory at the Battle of Arcole or a young republican who died during the 1830 Revolution.
The structure reaches 20 meters in height and serves as a vital connection in Paris road network, allowing vehicle traffic between both riverbanks.
This bridge marked engineering innovation as the first in Paris constructed without support pillars in the Seine River, using a single low arch design.
Location: Paris
Location: 4th arrondissement of Paris
Location: Quartier Notre-Dame
Location: Quartier Saint-Merri
Inception: 1856
Architects: Alphonse Oudry, Charles Alfred Oppermann
Official opening: 1856
Height: 20 m
Length: 80 m
Made from material: iron
Part of: road network of Paris
GPS coordinates: 48.85583,2.35083
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:42
Gustave Eiffel and his firm designed and constructed metal bridges across several continents between the 1860s and early 1900s. These structures enabled railway and road connections over rivers, gorges, and valleys. The bridges used wrought iron and later steel, with truss and arch designs that represented advanced engineering methods for their time. Examples of this work are found in Portugal, where the Maria Pia Bridge crosses the Douro River, and in France, including the Garabit Viaduct over the Truyère. In Vietnam, the Long Bien Bridge connects Hanoi across the Red River. Additional structures stand in Peru, Bolivia, and other South American countries. Many of these bridges remain operational or accessible as preserved engineering monuments.
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