Crosses River Seine Other name(s) Padlock Bridge Next downstream Pont au Double Opened 1928 Width 17 m Bridge type Arch bridge | Locale Paris, France Next upstream Pont de la Tournelle Address 75005 Paris, France Total length 68 m Location Paris Body of water Seine | |
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Carries Motor vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles Similar Pont de la Tournelle, Pont au Double, Pont Saint‑Louis, Pont des Arts, Pont d'Arcole | ||
The Pont de l'Archevêché (Archbishop's Bridge) is a bridge crossing the Seine river in Paris, France.
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Location
The bridge links the 4th Arrondissement, at the Île de la Cité, to the 5th Arrondissement, between the quai de Montebello and the quai de la Tournelle.
History
The Pont de l'Archevêché is the narrowest road bridge in Paris. It was built in 1828, by the engineer Plouard, for the society Pont des Invalides after the demolition of the suspension bridge at Les Invalides.
The bridge is 68 metres (223 ft) long. It is composed of three arches of stone measuring heights of 15 metres (49 ft), 17 metres (56 ft), and 15 metres (49 ft). The bridge commonly seen in the background of the set on Highlander when the show was set in Paris. After the Pont des Arts was cleared of its display of padlocks in 2010, and similarly the Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor, lovers started to place their 'love padlocks' on this bridge. The original two bridges for this were footbridges, but this one, a bit narrower, is a road bridge.