Pont de Neuilly, Stone and metro bridge in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
The Pont de Neuilly is a road and rail bridge over the Seine between Neuilly-sur-Seine and Courbevoie/Puteaux, aligned with the Axe historique facing La Défense. Its 1942 welded steel arches rest on ashlar masonry abutments, with a 67-metre span to the Île de Puteaux and an 87-metre span beyond. The deck carries Line 1 tracks flanked by road lanes, plus a cycle path and wide sidewalks.
An earlier structure at this location was built in the 1700s by an engineer who later founded a major technical school. The present bridge was constructed during the 1940s as a replacement.
The name comes from the village of Neuilly, itself derived from Port Nully, the small fishing port that grew around Abbot Suger's ferry from 1140. A stone statue of Jean-Rodolphe Perronet, designer of the 1772 stone bridge, stands at the foot of the bridge on the eastern point of the Île de Puteaux.
The bridge is most easily reached by metro since the station sits directly beneath it. Pedestrian and cycling paths are also available for crossing at this river point.
The bridge is actually two structures: a 67-metre span from Neuilly to the Île de Puteaux and an 87-metre span from the island to Courbevoie. A stone statue of Jean-Rodolphe Perronet, designer of the 1772 stone bridge, stands at the island's eastern tip.
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