Bridge Nelson-Mandela in Décines-Charpieu, Bicycle bridge in Décines-Charpieu, France

The Nelson-Mandela footbridge is a 140-metre cable-stayed structure over the Canal de Jonage, with a white steel truss deck resting on two stone piers and abutments. A single inclined white pylon rises from mid-span, its cables fanning down to both sides, making the bridge asymmetric. It was designed by architects Christophe Cheron and Thomas Lavigne.

The footbridge was built as part of the Anneau Bleu development project, following a public consultation in 2009 and an inquiry in 2010. Construction began in autumn 2011 and was completed in early 2013, and it was inaugurated in October 2013. It stands next to the 1896 Pont de Décines, a truss road bridge.

The footbridge is named after Nelson Mandela, the South African president who died in December 2013, two months after the bridge opened. It stands a few metres from the 1896 Pont de Décines, a truss road bridge, so the two crossings can be compared side by side. It serves the Anneau Bleu, a canal-side route for walkers and cyclists.

The footbridge stands beside the 1896 Pont de Décines road bridge, near the Grand Large and the Grand Parc de Miribel-Jonage. It provides a direct soft-mode link across the Canal de Jonage for pedestrians and cyclists, giving quick access to the park. The deck is a single span of 140 metres supported by one inclined pylon and two intermediate stone piers.

The footbridge is a suspension structure held up by a single pylon placed downstream, which makes the whole span asymmetrical. It stands a few metres from the 1896 truss road bridge, the Pont de Décines, so two crossings of different eras can be seen side by side.