Passerelle de Bry-sur-Marne, Iron footbridge between Bry-sur-Marne and Le Perreux-sur-Marne, France

The Passerelle de Bry-sur-Marne is an iron footbridge crossing the Marne River with a steel framework supporting a wood-planked surface. Its lean design and straightforward structure reflect practical 19th-century engineering, creating a simple but sturdy passage between the two neighborhoods.

The footbridge was requested by the councils of Le Perreux and Bry-sur-Marne from the 1880s and built from May 1893 at the site of the former passage d'eau of the vanished île Laroche. Stonework was by Émile Blin et fils, the metal span by a Levallois-Perret construction company; it opened on 21 June 1894. In June 1940 the Perreux-side span was destroyed by the French Génie and rebuilt in wood that same year.

The bridge links rue du Bac in Le Perreux to rue de la Pépinière in Bry-sur-Marne, replacing the old passage d'eau of the vanished île Laroche. It was built so residents of northern Bry could reach the Nogent tramway, opened in 1889, running through Le Perreux toward Vincennes and Ville-Evrard.

The bridge offers an open, easy-to-walk path with direct access from both sides of the river. Keep in mind that the wooden surface can become slippery in wet weather, and high water levels occasionally make the bridge inaccessible.

In June 1940 the Perreux-side span was destroyed by the French Génie (military engineers), not by an enemy advance, and rebuilt in wood the same year. The bridge had already been raised in 1917 because its clearance was too low and had caused several accidents.