Pont de Clichy, Prestressed concrete road bridge in Asnières-sur-Seine and Clichy, France.
The Pont de Clichy is a four-lane road bridge with sidewalks on both sides, carrying the D 19 and D 911 over the Seine between Clichy and Asnières-sur-Seine. It is a prestressed concrete hollow-box girder bridge with three spans and a total length of 220 metres, the central span reaching 85 metres. The deck runs from the Quai de Clichy to the junction of the Quai du Docteur-Dervaux and the Quai Aulagnier.
An earlier iron arch bridge was destroyed during the Franco-Prussian War in 1870. The current structure was built in the 1970s after removing two islands that had complicated crossing the river.
Vincent van Gogh painted several Seine scenes at this spot in summer 1887, including "The Seine with the Pont de Clichy". The old bridge passed right in front of the gates of the Cimetière des Chiens in Asnières, opened in 1899 on the Île des Ravageurs; a riverside path there still bears the island's name.
The crossing is easy on foot or by bicycle and offers clear separation between different types of users. The best views of the river and surrounding areas are from the pedestrian walkways.
Vincent van Gogh painted several Seine scenes in summer 1887 with the Pont de Clichy as subject or background, including "The Seine with the Pont de Clichy". The 1975 bridge stands a little upstream of the 1866 and 1874 crossings, which ran in line with Boulevard Voltaire and Boulevard Jean-Jaurès.
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