Mirabeau Bridge ( fr. Pont Mirabeau ) - a road bridge over the Seine in Paris . It connects XV ( left bank ) and XVI ( right bank ) municipal districts of Paris. Since April 29, 1975 has the status of a historical monument .
| Mirabeau Bridge | |
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| Official name | fr Pont mirabeau |
| Application area | Car, bike, pedestrian |
| Crosses | river seine |
| Location | Paris , France |
| Design | |
| Type of construction | arch bridge |
| Material | steel |
| Main span | 93.2 m |
| total length | 173 m |
| Bridge width | 20 m |
| Construction height | |
| Exploitation | |
| Constructor, architect | , Jean Rezal |
| Start of construction | 1895 |
| Opening | 1897 |
Content
Location
The bridge is located in the alignment of the Rue Convention ( Fr. Rue de la Convention ), connecting it with Rue Remus ( Fr. Rue de Rémusat ) on the right bank. On the left bank is the RER station “ C ” “Javel station” (Gare de Javel), the metro station “ Zhavel - Andre Citroen ” is located nearby.
Upstream is the Gronel Bridge , below is the Garigliano Bridge .
History
The decision to build the bridge was made by the President of the Republic of Sadi Carnot on January 12, 1893 . The bridge was designed by engineer with the participation of engineers Jean Resal and [1] . Built in 1895 - 1897 years . The bridge is named after the French politician Honore Gabriel Mirabeau .
Construction
Three-span metal arch bridge. The main arch of the bridge has a length of 93.2 m, two side arches - 32.4 m. The middle span is blocked by three-hinged arches. Extreme spans blocked by consoles, supported at the ends of the longitudinally-movable bearings. The bridge length is 173 m, width - 20 m (of which 12 m wide and two sidewalks 4 m each) [2] .
The bridge is designed for the movement of vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians. The roadway includes 2 lanes for vehicles and 2 bicycle lanes. The roadway and sidewalks are covered with asphalt concrete. Metal art cast railing, completed on the abutments with stone pedestals. The pillars of the bridge are decorated with allegorical statues by the sculptor Jean-Antoine Enjalbert [1] : “the city of Paris”, “Navigation”, “Abundance” and “Trade”.
Mirabeau Bridge in Art
- The Mirabeau Bridge is known primarily for the poem of the same name by Guillaume Apollinaire from his poetic collection Alcohol.
- On the text of Apollinaer, the songs of the same name were written by A. Rybnikov (translated by M. Kudinov) and Mark Lavoine .
- The Mirabeau Bridge mentions Georges Brassens in one of his songs.
- The Mirabeau Bridge is repeatedly mentioned in the song “Case of Master Bo” by the group “ Aquarium ” (album “ Day of Silver ”, 1984).
There is an assumption that it was on this bridge on the night of April 19-20, 1970 that he committed suicide by jumping into the Seine, the poet Paul Zelan .
Paris city
Navigation
Abundance
Trade
Coat of arms of the city of Paris, on the reverse side of the fence
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Punin AL The architecture of modern foreign bridges. - L .: Stroyizdat. Leningrad Department, 1974. - p. 35. - 168 p.
- ↑ Teplitsky A.V., Kramarev S.Ya., Nikitin M.K., Protasov K.G. Metal bridges. - 2nd ed., Pererab. and add. - M .: Transport, 1973. - p. 243. - 352 p.
Links
- Mirabeau Bridge // Structurae (English)
- Photo of the Mirabeau Bridge (1893-1896), Gallico Library (Fr.)