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Pont au Double

Pont au Double
Pont au double vu de la rive gauche a l est-20050628.jpg
A photograph of the Pont au Double.
Coordinates 48°51′09.49″N 02°20′54.56″E / 48.8526361°N 2.3484889°E / 48.8526361; 2.3484889
Carries Motor vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles
Crosses Seine River
Locale Paris, France
Next upstream Pont de l'Archevêché
Next downstream Petit Pont
Characteristics
Design Arch Bridge
Total length 45 metres (148 ft)
Width 20 metres (66 ft)
Clearance below ?
History
Construction start 1881
Construction end 1883
Statistics
Toll Free both ways

The Pont au Double is a bridge over the Seine in Paris, France.

The bridge links the 4th and 5th arrondissements of Paris, from the Île de la Cité to the quai de Montebello.

In 1515, Francis I was asked to build a bridge over the small branch of the Seine in order to carry patients to the Hôtel-Dieu hospital on the Île de la Cité. Construction began in 1626 and in 1634 the two sides were connected.

The Pont au Double derives its name from the toll amount which was charged, a "double" denier, money used to pay for the construction of the bridge.

In 1709, the bridge collapsed. It was rebuilt and remained in place until 1847. In 1883, the Pont au Double was replaced by a one arch cast-iron bridge.


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