Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,255 pages of information and 244,496 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Passerelle Debilly

From Graces Guide
2019
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The Passerelle Debilly (Debilly Footbridge) is a through arch bridge crossing the River Seine in Paris, connecting the quai de New York to the quai Branly, close to the Eiffel Tower.

In order to accommodate visitor traffic to the 1900 World's Fair, the General Commissioner of the Exposition, Alfred Picard, approved the construction of a footbridge opposite the Avenue Albert de Mun, to join the Army and Navy Halls to the exhibit recreating old Paris. Its architect, Jean Résal, also designed the Pont Alexandre III and the Viaduc d'Austerlitz.

The bridge became a permanent fixture after it was relocated opposite to the rue de la Manutention, a short distance upstream.

The above information is condensed from the Wikipedia entry.

The steelwork was constructed by Daydé & Pillé.


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