Passerelle industrielle d'Ivry-Charenton, Industrial footbridge across Seine River in Charenton-le-Pont and Ivry-sur-Seine, France.
The Passerelle industrielle d'Ivry-Charenton is a reinforced concrete footbridge stretching about 215 meters across the Seine with notable technical features. It connects the Quai Auguste-Deshaies in Ivry-sur-Seine to the Quai des Carrières in Charenton-le-Pont and accommodates both pedestrians and cyclists.
The footbridge was built between 1926 and 1929 as a project of the Ivry power station to carry electrical lines across the river. It emerged from practical industrial needs of the region while simultaneously enabling connection between the two banks.
The bridge's nickname, "passerelle aux câbles", comes from the high-voltage lines and the district-heating pipe it carries from the CPCU plant in Ivry-sur-Seine to Charenton-le-Pont. Pedestrians walk on gangways fixed to the outside of the structure, and cyclists reach the upstream walkway by ramps. It has appeared in Gas-Oil, Le Clan des Siciliens and Micmacs à tire-larigot.
Pedestrians use walkways attached to the outside of the bridge; cyclists reach the upstream-side walkway by ramps. The deck is 5.60 m wide, with two 2 m walkways alongside. The bridge links the Quai Auguste-Deshaies in Ivry-sur-Seine with the Quai des Carrières in Charenton-le-Pont, and cycle paths along the Seine and Marne start here.
The bridge was originally designed to carry electrical lines and still elegantly combines this industrial function with its use as a pedestrian path. This dual purpose makes it a rare example of a structure that skillfully unites infrastructure and public space.
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