Passerelle Saint-Paul, Metal footbridge in Arcachon, France.
The Saint-Paul footbridge spans 32 meters across Pasteur Alley, connecting Saint-Paul and Sainte-Cecile hills at a height of 15 meters.
Completed in 1863, the footbridge was designed by architect Paul Regnauld with assistance from Gustave Eiffel during his early engineering career.
The footbridge forms an essential component of Arcachon's Winter Town district, reflecting the 19th-century industrial architecture of the region.
Visitors can access the footbridge via narrow stairs, leading to an observation point that provides views of Arcachon Bay.
The metal structure stands as one of the earliest collaborative works involving Gustave Eiffel before his famous tower construction.
Location: Arcachon
Inception: 1862
GPS coordinates: 44.65895,-1.17518
Latest update: March 4, 2025 02:40
Gustave Eiffel and his firm designed and constructed metal bridges across several continents between the 1860s and early 1900s. These structures enabled railway and road connections over rivers, gorges, and valleys. The bridges used wrought iron and later steel, with truss and arch designs that represented advanced engineering methods for their time. Examples of this work are found in Portugal, where the Maria Pia Bridge crosses the Douro River, and in France, including the Garabit Viaduct over the Truyère. In Vietnam, the Long Bien Bridge connects Hanoi across the Red River. Additional structures stand in Peru, Bolivia, and other South American countries. Many of these bridges remain operational or accessible as preserved engineering monuments.
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