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Pont Charles-de-Gaulle
48°50′33″N02°22′9″E / 48.84250°N 2.36917°E / 48.84250; 2.36917
For the bridge in Montreal, see Charles de Gaulle Bridge.
Bridge in Paris, France
The Pont Charles-de-Gaulle (French pronunciation:[pɔ̃ʃaʁldəɡol], Charles-de-Gaulle Bridge) is a steel-reinforced concretegirder bridge straddling the river Seine in the eastern part of Paris. It is a one-way bridge carrying road traffic from the 13th arrondissement to the 12th arrondissement. Another one-way bridge further downstream, Pont d'Austerlitz, carries traffic in the opposite direction.
History
[edit]In 1986, the Council of Paris (Conseil de Paris) decided to construct a new bridge between the Pont de Bercy and the Pont d'Austerlitz in southeast Paris, to imitate the design of the Pont d'Austerlitz. The aims of this project were three in number: (1) to ease the traffic on the Pont d'Austerlitz, the most heavily trafficked bridge in the capital; (2) to connect the new Bibliothèque nationale de France (also known as the François Mitterrand Library) to the district of Bercy on the Right Bank of the Seine; and (3) to establish a direct link between the Gare de Lyon and the Gare d'Austerlitz.
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Pont des Arts
Bridge in Town, France
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History
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