Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor

The passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor, formerly known as passerelle Solférino , is a footbridge over the River Seine in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It is served by the Metro station Assemblée Nationale.

For a century, a cast iron bridge inaugurated by Napoleon III in 1861 allowed vehicles to cross between quai Anatole-France and quai des Tuileries. Built by the engineers of the Pont des Invalides, Paul-Martin Gallocher de Lagalisserie and Jules Savarin, it was named after the June 1859 French victory of the Battle of Solferino. Having weakened over time , it was demolished and replaced in 1961 with a steel footbridge, which was demolished in 1992.

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