Pont Kitchener-Marchand, Concrete bridge across Saône River in Lyon, France

Pont Kitchener-Marchand is a concrete bridge crossing the Saône River in Lyon, featuring three arches supported by two large pillars with white stone facing. The structure connects both riverbanks and carries traffic across this important waterway.

A wooden bridge was built around 1828 by Jean Christophe Hector Arcis de Chazournes to carry earth for the Perrache district works; it was destroyed in the 1834 riots and again by the 1840 floods. A Seguin bridge opened on 10 March 1849, was renamed Napoléon in 1852 and du Midi in 1871, reinforced in 1888, named Pont Kitchener in 1916, and its deck destroyed on 1 September 1944. The present concrete bridge dates from 1954, when it took the name Kitchener-Marchand.

The bridge's double name, adopted in 1954, honours Horatio Herbert Kitchener (1850–1916), British soldier and minister, and Jean-Baptiste Marchand (1863–1934), the French officer and explorer who led the Congo-Nile mission. The two men negotiated the peaceful settlement of the Fachoda crisis between Britain and France in 1898. A seated metal figure stands on a stone ledge projecting from the bridge.

The bridge is easy to walk across with wide pedestrian paths on both sides that are open to walkers and cyclists alike. You can freely explore it during daylight hours to see the architectural details and river views.

The bridge's double name, adopted in 1954, honours Horatio Herbert Kitchener and Jean-Baptiste Marchand, the two officers behind the peaceful settlement of the 1898 Fachoda crisis between Britain and France. A metal statue of a seated figure stands on a stone ledge projecting from the bridge near the right bank.