Pont Georges-Clemenceau, Steel bridge across Saône River in Lyon, France
The Pont Georges-Clemenceau is a nearly flat steel bridge over the Saône in Lyon, linking quai Jaÿr on the right bank to avenue de Birmingham and quai Joseph Gillet on the left. Its deck is 6.20 m wide, with a 4.70 m roadway and two 75 cm pavements. It has three unequal spans of 64.25 m, 39.80 m and 35.25 m, and is 25 m wide, 18 m of which is carriageway.
The bridge was completed in 1952 during France's post-war reconstruction period. It was named after former Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau, marking the historical importance of that rebuilding era.
The name honours Georges Clemenceau (1841–1929), the French statesman who led the 1918 victory and negotiated the Treaty of Versailles; the city council gave the bridge this name on 19 March 1951. The deck is only 6.20 m wide, with a 4.70 m carriageway and two 75 cm pavements, so crossing on foot is quick.
The bridge is accessible for pedestrians and supports daily traffic between districts. Visitors can cross it anytime to enjoy views of the river and surrounding buildings from this vantage point.
The piers extend beyond the roadway because they were built to carry the bases of an upper span of an elevated urban motorway, part of the LY plans of the 1950s that were soon abandoned. The bridge also had the first trémies, openings in the deck for access to the banks, in Lyon.
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