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Pont des Invalides
The first Pont des Invalides, a suspension bridge, was erected in 1826 but proved so unsteady the authorities tore it down before its inauguration.
| In 1829, a second suspension bridge was built, this time with five spans. Twenty years later, however, ravaged by the Seine’s flooding it too had to be destroyed. In 1854 a stone bridge was built to open in time for the Universal Exposition of 1855 but, in January of 1879, it collapsed during a thaw. |
| Paris would have to wait until 1890 before the bridge was replaced with a more durable one. Built over four spans with a total length of 68 meters, it is adorned with elegant railings and allegorical statues representing, among other things, great land and sea battles. |
| The Pont des Invalides links the Place du Canada to the Quai d'Orsay, and serves as a mutual extension of the Ave. Franklin Roosevelt and the Blvd. Latourg-Maubourg. |
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Practical Information
| Address : | Quai d'Orsay |
| Quartier : | Invalides |
| Postal Code : | 75007 |
| City : | Paris |
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| Invalides |
| Address : | Cours Albert 1er |
| Quartier : | Champs-Elysées |
| Postal Code : | 75008 |
| City : | Paris |
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| Champs-Elysées - Clémenceau |
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Pont de l'Alma, Pontr des Invalides, Pont Alexandre III, Invalides.
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