Passerelle de la Grange-aux-Belles, Footbridge over Canal Saint-Martin in 10th arrondissement, Paris, France.
The Passerelle Arletty is a cast-iron pedestrian bridge over the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris's 10th arrondissement, crossing the bassin des Marais above the downstream gate of the Récollets locks. It is a deck-arch bridge: two shallow pale grey arches carry the gently rising deck, whose outer face is edged with dark red or brown panels, with low grey railings of vertical balusters on both sides. It links quai de Valmy at rue des Vinaigriers with quai de Jemmapes at rue de la Grange-aux-Belles.
First called passerelle de la Grange-aux-Belles, after the street leading to it, the footbridge was renamed in 2022 for the actress Arletty (1898–1992), who starred in Marcel Carné's film Hôtel du Nord. The inauguration took place on 15 September 2022. It crosses the canal above the downstream gate of the Récollets locks.
The bridge is named after Arletty (1898–1992), the actress who in Marcel Carné's film Hôtel du Nord, set along this canal, delivers the line "Atmosphère ! Atmosphère ! Est-ce que j'ai une gueule d'atmosphère ?". It was inaugurated under this name on 15 September 2022, having previously been called passerelle de la Grange-aux-Belles.
The footbridge crosses the Canal Saint-Martin between quai de Valmy, at rue des Vinaigriers and rue Jean-Poulmarch, and quai de Jemmapes, at rue de la Grange-aux-Belles. It spans the downstream gate of the Récollets locks, next to the pont tournant de la Grange-aux-Belles. Métro line 5 stops at Jacques Bonsergent.
The bridge was first called passerelle de la Grange-aux-Belles, after the street leading to it, and was renamed in 2022 for the actress Arletty (1898–1992). She starred in Marcel Carné's 1938 film Hôtel du Nord, set beside this canal, and the inauguration took place on 15 September 2022.
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