Pont levant de la rue de Crimée

The Pont levant de la rue de Crimée spans across the Canal de l'Ourcq, connecting the Quai de l'Oise to the Quai de la Marne.

Commissioned in 1885, this hydraulic lift bridge replaced several earlier wooden structures that had been constructed since 1808 at the Bassin de la Villette.

The bridge represents French industrial engineering from the 19th century, with its original mechanism still functioning after more than 9,000 annual operations.

Visitors can observe the bridge's lifting operations from an adjacent pedestrian footbridge, with the process taking between five to twenty minutes depending on vessel size.

The steel structure operates using a hydraulic system that was modernized in 2011 to reduce water consumption while maintaining its historical lifting mechanism.

Location: 19th arrondissement of Paris

Made from material: steel

GPS coordinates: 48.88830,2.37944

Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:42