Passerelle Paul Couturier, Pedestrian bridge across Saône River in Lyon, France

Passerelle Paul Couturier is an 87-meter-long metal pedestrian bridge crossing the Saône River. It connects the Ainay neighborhood to the Saint-Georges district, creating a direct route for foot traffic between these two central areas of Lyon.

Opened on 21 October 1853 as the passerelle Saint-Georges, the bridge links Ainay and Saint-Georges with an 87-metre span carried by cables anchored in masts set on two piers 10 metres from each bank. Destroyed in 1944, it was rebuilt to the same design. In 1999 it was dismantled and replaced by a near-identical structure after a seven-month works programme costing 5.5 million francs, and on 17 March 2003 it was renamed in honour of the priest Paul Couturier.

On 17 March 2003 the bridge was renamed in honour of Paul Couturier, a priest born in La Guillotière on 29 July 1881 and dead on 29 March 1953, who worked for exchanges between Christian denominations. Until then it was known as passerelle Saint-Georges, after the district it links to Ainay.

The crossing is open at all times and offers a straightforward path between the districts without detours. The best light and views of the river come in early morning or late afternoon.

The deck's cables are anchored to masts set into two piers placed 10 metres from each bank, not on the banks themselves. The span was dismantled and replaced by a near-identical structure during a seven-month, 5.5-million-franc project completed in 1999.