Pont d'Austerlitz
From Graces Guide
This is a masonry bridge crossing the River Seine in Paris near the Jardin des Plantes.
The bridge was originally constructed in 1801 with iron arches. J. G. James states that the design is usually attributed to M. C. Lamandé, and describes some of the structural defects, both in design and manufacture, and notes that about 6000 cracks were counted when the bridge was dismantled.[1]
By 1854 its poor condition led engineer Becquey de Beaupré to propose a five-arched masonry bridge on the original foundations. As part of the reconstruction, the width was increased to 18 metres (59 feet) and finally (in 1885) to 30 metres (98 feet).
See also Wikipedia entry.
A short distance upstream is the Viaduc d'Austerlitz.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ 'Some Steps in the Evolution of Early Iron Arched Bridge Designs' by J. G. James, Newcomen Society, presented at the Science Museum, 11 May 1988