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Pont de Bir-Hakeim opens

1905 CE · France, Europe · Technology

Pont de Bir-Hakeim opens
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The Pont de Bir-Hakeim, is a steel open spandrel deck arch bridge on stone masonry starlings, which crosses the Seine in Paris, France. The bridge is named after the 1942 battle in Libya; until 1948 it was known as the Pont de Passy. The Pont de Bir-Hakeim connects the 15th and 16th arrondissements, passing over the northeast end of the Île aux Cygnes.

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