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Pont National
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The Pont National was built between 1852 and 1853 during the Second Empire and was originally named the Pont Napoleon III until 1870. It was designed by the engineers Couche and Petit to provide a passage for the "Petite Ceinture" railway and link the fortifications on the left and right banks.The work is 188.50 m long and comprises five stone arches on piles. While originally designed as a service structure, the removal of the fortifications and the creation of the Maréchaux interior ring road led to it being widened.
In 1936, the decision was taken to double the upstream side by an identical structure. The project was the brainchild of engineers Netter and Gaspard and was built of reinforced concrete, to a large extent thanks to the "Marquet plan" intended to fight unemployment. It was completed in July 1944 and takes the total width of the Pont National to 34 m, joining the Boulevard Poniatowski (right bank) and the Boulevard Masséna (left bank).
Designers
COUCHE and PETIT
NETTER and GASPARD, engineers
Builder
SCHWARTZ AUMONT
Construction dates
1852 - 1853
1936 - 1944
Total length
188.50 m
Usable width
34 m: roadway: 16.50 m; pavements 5m, 3.50 m 9 m: railway
Construction principles
The load-bearing system comprises five stone arches paired with three reinforced concrete arches.
Address
Quai de Bercy
Quai Panhard et Levassor
75013 Paris
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