Petit Pont

About

The Petit-Pont-Cardinal-Lustiger () is a bridge crossing the Seine in Paris, built in 1853.

Situation and access: It connects the Rue de la Cité and the Quai du Marché-Neuf, on the Île de la Cité, to the Place du Petit-Pont on the left bank, between the Quai de Montebello and the Quai Saint-Michel, extended by Rue du Petit-Pont, then Rue Saint-Jacques. Le Petit-Pont is served by the RER line C at Saint-Michel - Notre-Dame station and by the metro line 4 at Saint-Michel station.

Origin of name: The name comes from the fact that this bridge crossed the small arm of the Seine, as opposed to the Grand Pont, which became bridge to Change which crossed the great arm of the Seine. He also bears the name of Cardinal Lustiger Archbishop of Paris from 1981 to 2005.

Roman bridge: The first bridge located at this place dates from the Roman period of Lutèce where a bridge under this name was already built, which stems from the fact that it allowed to cross the small arm of the river, as opposed to the Grand-Pont, which existed since ancient times and which crossed the great arm of the Seine (the latter became the bridge of Our...