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Pont amont

Coordinates: 48°49′36″N 02°23′20″E / 48.82667°N 2.38889°E / 48.82667; 2.38889
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Upriver Bridge
Pont Amont
Coordinates48°49′36″N 02°23′20″E / 48.82667°N 2.38889°E / 48.82667; 2.38889
CarriesMotor vehicles
CrossesThe Seine River
LocaleParis, France
Official nameNone
Next downstreamPont National
Characteristics
DesignTruss Bridge
MaterialReinforced concrete
Total length270m (886 feet)
Width42 m (138 feet)
Clearance below4.5 m (15 feet)
History
Construction start1967
Construction end1969
Location
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The Pont Amont (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ amɔ̃], upriver bridge) is a bridge in Paris which carries the Boulevard Périphérique (Paris' inner ring road) over the Seine River. Entirely dedicated to motor traffic, it is the first bridge to be seen when following the Seine downstream into Paris. The bridge links the 12th and 13th arrondissements, near the Quai d'Ivry and the Quai de Bercy.

The bridge being 270 metres (890 ft) long, it is the second longest bridge in Paris, after its downstream counterpart, the Pont Aval, which also carries the Périphérique. Inaugurated in 1969, it has not been given an official name : its current designation (Pont Amont) is, much like for the Pont Aval, completely unofficial.

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