Pont de l’Alma

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Pont de l’Alma is a notable road bridge in Paris, France, best known for its location near the site of Princess Diana’s fatal 1997 car crash and for its iconic Zouave statue used as an informal flood gauge.

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Pont de l’Alma canonical 12
Pont de l'Alma 3
Pont de l’Alma (left bank side) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bridge in Paris
road bridge
associatedWithEvent 1997 car crash of Diana, Princess of Wales
connects Avenue George V
Avenue de New York
constructionStartDate 1854
country France
crosses Rive Droite–Rive Gauche connection
Seine
linked to: River Seine
floodGauge Zouave statue
hasLanes multiple road lanes
hasNearbyMonument Flame of Liberty
hasNearbyTransport Alma–Marceau metro station
Pont de l’Alma RER station
hasStatue Artilleryman
Chasseur à pied
linked to: Chasseurs alpins

Grenadier
Zouave
heritageStatus not classified as a historic monument
inception 1856
length approximately 153 meters
locatedIn 7th arrondissement of Paris
8th arrondissement of Paris
Paris
maintainedBy City of Paris
linked to: Paris
material concrete
namedAfter Alma River
Battle of Alma
nearbyEventSite site of Princess Diana’s fatal 1997 car crash
nearbyLandmark Avenue Montaigne
Eiffel Tower
nearbyStructure Pont de l’Alma road tunnel
linked to: Pont de l’Alma
notableFeature Zouave statue used as informal flood gauge
openingDate 1856
orientation roughly east–west across the Seine
originalArchitect Hyacinthe Gariel
originalEngineer Hyacinthe Gariel
Paul-Martin Gallocher de Lagalisserie
originalMaterial stone
partOf Paris road network
reconstructed 1970s
reconstructionReason structural problems
reconstructionStartDate 1970
reopeningDate 1974
replaced original 19th-century arch bridge
river Seine
linked to: River Seine
trafficType road traffic
width approximately 42 meters

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River Seine hasBridge Pont de l’Alma
Quai d'Orsay connectsTo Pont de l'Alma
linked to: Pont de l’Alma
7th arrondissement of Paris hasLandmark Pont de l’Alma (left bank side)
linked to: Pont de l’Alma
Pont de l’Alma nearbyStructure Pont de l’Alma road tunnel
linked to: Pont de l’Alma
Rue Saint-Dominique hasNearbyBridge Pont de l'Alma
linked to: Pont de l’Alma
Avenue Montaigne hasNearbyLandmark Pont de l’Alma
Gros-Caillou quarter hasLandmarkNearby Pont de l’Alma
Zouave statue locatedIn Pont de l’Alma
Flame of Liberty locatedNear Pont de l'Alma
linked to: Pont de l’Alma
Alma–Marceau locatedNear Pont de l’Alma
subject linked to: Alma–Marceau metro station
Alma–Marceau namedAfter Pont de l’Alma
subject linked to: Alma–Marceau metro station
Pont de l’Alma RER station locatedNear Pont de l’Alma
Avenue Marceau hasNearbyLandmark Pont de l’Alma
Seine river banks contains Pont de l’Alma
Avenue George V terminusNear Pont de l’Alma