Alexandre III Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Three-hinged arch bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge
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| Built: | 1896 - 1900 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
7th arrondissment, Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe 8th arrondissment, Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe |
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| Coordinates: | 48° 51' 50.00" N 2° 18' 49.00" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 107.50 m | |
| total length | 160 m | |
| arch | rise:span | 1/17 |
| deck | deck width | 40 m |
Materials
| arch |
steel
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Chronology
| 7 October 1896 | First stone is laid by Tsar Nicholas II. |
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| 28 May 1897 | Beginning of construction |
| 14 April 1900 | Inauguration |
| 1997 | Renovated. |
Relevant Web Sites
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Laboratoire de Recherche des Monuments Historiques: Métal: Pont Alexandre III
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LCPC Image Library: The bridges of PARIS seen by the LCPC
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OTUA: La restauration du Pont Alexandre III
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Paris by the Water: Pont Alexandre III
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ParisRama: Le Pont Alexandre III
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Planète TP: Pont Alexandre III
Relevant Publications
- Brücken, Karl Robert Langewiesche Verlag, Königstein im Taunus (Germany), 1956; pp. 88
- L'architecture et les ingénieurs, Moniteur, Paris (France), ISBN 2281190994, 1997; pp. 112
- Quais et Ponts de Paris, Martelle Editions, Amiens (France), ISBN 2878900577, 1996; pp. 164-166
- Bâteaux, ponts métalliques construits aux Chantiers Schneider, Université pour Tous de Bourgeogne, Chalon-sur-Saône (France), ISBN 2-9522245-6-3, 2009; pp. 173-178
- Bridges that Changed the World, Prestel, Munich (Germany), ISBN 3791327011, 2002; pp. 82-83
- Brücken, die die Welt verbinden, Prestel, Munich (Germany), ISBN 3791327003, 2002; pp. 82-83
- Ponts de France, Presses Ponts et chaussées, Paris (France), ISBN 2859780300, 1984; pp. 28, 152
- Les Ponts de Paris (1st edition), Action artisique de la ville de Paris, Paris (France), ISBN 2913246052, 1999; pp. 218
- L'architecture du fer, Champ Vallon, Seyssel (France), ISBN 2903528713, 322; pp. 109
- Familièrement inconnues... Architectures, Paris 1848-1914, Secrétariat d'Etat à la Culture, Paris (France)
- Les plus beaux ponts de France, Bonneton, Paris (France), ISBN 2862532754, 2001; pp. 111-112
- L'art de l'ingénieur, Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), ISBN 2858509115, 1997; pp. 50
- Les ponts monuments historiques, Editions Brissaud, Poitiers (France), ISBN 2903442819, 1988; pp. 340-342
- L'art de Paris, Editions Place des Victoires, Paris (France), ISBN 2844590659, 2003
- Le Passage (1st edition), Everest Communication, Luxembourg (Luxembourg), ISBN 287996976X, 1999; pp. 86-87
- Horizons architecture / Architectural Horizons, Editions Le Moniteur, Paris (France), ISBN 2281191478, 2001
- Gare d'Austerlitz et pont Alexandre III,
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000125 |
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| Created: | 12/04/1999 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |