The pont National (named pont Napoléon-III from its construction until 1870) is a road and rail bridge across the Seine in Paris, to the east of the 12th and 13th arrondissements. With a total length of 188.5m, it is made up of 5 masonry arches. Its rail part carries the Petite Ceinture, now disused, and its road part links boulevard Poniatowski to boulevard Masséna. Its nearest Paris Métro stations are Porte de Charenton and Cour Saint-Émilion.

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Pont National
National Bridge
Coordinates	48°49′42″N 02°23′16″E
Crosses	Seine
Locale	Paris, France
Next upstream	Pont amont
Next downstream	Pont de Tolbiac
Characteristics
Design	arch bridge
Total length	188,5
Width	34
History
Construction start	1852
Construction end	1853
Opened	1853
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It was built between 1852 and 1853 as a railway bridge (to allow the Petite Ceinture line to cross the river) and to link the "enceintes" on the two sides of the river. Its architects were E. Couche, Petit, Gaspard, and Netter. Its width was doubled with an addition on the upstream side in 1936.

• List of crossings of the River Seine

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