Pont de pierre (Bordeaux)

The Pont de pierre, or "Stone Bridge" in English, is a bridge in Bordeaux, (in the Gironde department of France), which connects the left bank of the Garonne River (cours Victor Hugo) to the right bank quartier de la Bastide (Avenue Thiers).

Overview

The first bridge over the Garonne River at Bordeaux, the Pont de pierre was planned and designed during the First French Empire, under the orders of Napoleon I, but its construction took place during the Bourbon Restoration, from 1819 to 1822. During these three years, the builders were faced with many challenges because of the strong current at that point in the river. They used a diving bell borrowed from the British to stabilise the bridge's pillars. It has 17 arches (the number of letters in the name 'Napoléon Bonaparte'). On the sides, each pile of bricks is capped by a white medallion in honour of the emperor. It also carries the coat of arms of the city (three intertwined crescents). It was the only bridge until the construction of pont Saint-Jean in 1965.

The bridge and its tide is an important point in the Itinéraire à Grand Gabarit, the logistic schedule transporting parts for the Airbus A380 production.

Postage stamp

On 26 April 2004, a tourist stamp was issued for €0.50 in Bordeaux,. It shows the bridge and a train Pierre tramway de Bordeaux inaugurated on 21 December 2003. Contrary to what the stamp shows, the tram passes along the bridge and not on a second bridge alongside. The design is the work of Claude Andréotto, engraved by Claude Jumelet for printing intaglio. The stamp was withdrawn from sale on 12 November 2004.

Sijnce 2016, the condition of the bridge makees it now permanently closed to traffic except for pedestrians, cyclists, trams and emergency vehicles.

See also

  • List of bridges in Gironde
  • Station Porte de Bourgogne (Tram de Bordeaux) (left bank) and Station Stalingrad (Tram de Bordeaux) (right bank)

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Kadambari
30 January 2015
The room at the foot of the bridge is open to visitors during the Bordeaux city festival ( which is around the second weekend of September )
Camilo Rueda Lopez
27 October 2013
Nice and fresh walk to the city centre. Only remark is to be very, very careful not to walk on the bicycle lane in order to avoid being eco-friendly ran over...
WiredNick
23 July 2012
C'est bien souvent plus agréable d traverser le pont à pied que de le faire en tram souvent bondé entre les stations Stalingrad et Porte de Bourgogne. Au moins on profite du paysage à son rythme.
Gaël Géranton de Bouillanne
Classé Monument Historique, il fut construit entre 1810 et 1822 sur ordre de Napoléon Ier. A noter, le pont comporte 17 arches, nombre de lettres dans Napoléon Bonaparte ! Superbe de nuit !
Maxim Saveliev
16 June 2013
Каменный мост Бордо, сооруженный в 1819-1822 годах архитектором Клодом Дешампом по приказу Наполеона, был первым мостом через Гаронну.
Damien Goulagovitch
4 September 2011
le Pont de Pierre est la voie la plus empruntée pour joindre la rive droite et la rive gauche, puisque les piétons, les automobilistes, mais aussi le tramway y circulent.
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