Pont Louis-Philippe, Stone road bridge in 4th arrondissement, France
Pont Louis-Philippe is a 100-metre stone arch bridge over the Seine, 15.20 metres wide, linking the Quai de Bourbon on Île Saint-Louis with the Saint-Gervais quarter on the Right Bank. Its piers in the river are 4 metres wide, each decorated with a stone laurel wreath around a metal rosette. A low balustrade with short pillars runs along the flat deck.
On 29 July 1833 Louis-Philippe laid the first stone of a suspension bridge by Marc Seguin and his brothers, opened on 26 July 1834. Burned in the 1848 revolution, it was restored as the Pont de la Réforme until 1852. The present arch bridge, built by engineers Edmond-Jules Féline-Romany and Jules Savarin from August 1860 to April 1862 slightly upstream, was inaugurated in April 1862.
The bridge displays decorative stone laurel wreaths and metallic rosettes that reflect 19th-century French design principles. These ornamental details shape how the structure looks and feels when you cross it.
The bridge sits near Pont Marie Metro station on Line 7, making it easy to reach by public transport or on foot. It is well-designed for pedestrians while also accommodating bicycles and vehicles.
The bridge's four-metre-wide piers carry stone laurel wreaths encircling metal rosettes, visible from the quays. Unlike its contemporary the Pont de Bercy, the structure has had only one change: in 1995 the pollution-damaged stone guardrails were replaced with identical replicas.
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