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Pont Alexandre III
Sign in to savebridge that spans the Seine in Paris, France
Key facts
- Coordinates
- 48°51′49″N 2°18′49″E / 48.8636°N 2.3136°E / 48.8636; 2.3136
- Crosses
- The Seine River
- Locale
- Paris , France
- Next upstream
- Pont de la Concorde
- Next downstream
- Pont des Invalides
- Total length
- 160 metres (520 ft)
- Width
- 40 metres (130 ft)
- Opened
- 1900 ; 126 years ago ( 1900 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Alexander III of Russia
- Official name
- pont Alexandre III
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Invalides
- Shares border with
- quai d'Orsay
- Owned by
- municipality of Paris
- Material used
- steel
- Location
- Paris
- Dedicated to
- Alexander III of Russia
- Image
- Pont Alexandre III from pont de la Concorde, Paris 17 May 2012.jpg
- Width
- 30
- Length
- 152
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- crosses
- Seine
- Commons category
- Pont Alexandre-III
- described by source
- Nordisk familjebok
- architectural style
- Art Nouveau architecture
- structural engineer
- Louis-Jean Résal
- inception
- 1900-01-01
- native label
- Pont Alexandre-III
- number of spans
- 1
- date of official opening
- 1900-00-00
- carries thoroughfare
- road
- next crossing upstream
- Pont de la Concorde
- next crossing downstream
- Pont des Invalides
- P8168
- Mauro Bettin
- Commons gallery
- Pont Alexandre III
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Encyclopedic overview
Location on the Seine in Paris.
The Pont Alexandre III ( French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ alɛksɑ̃dʁ tʁwa]) is a deck arch bridge that spans the Seine in Paris. It connects the Champs-Élysées quarter with those of the Invalides and Eiffel Tower. The bridge is widely regarded as the most ornate, extravagant bridge in the city. It has been classified as a French monument historique since 1975.
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