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{{About||the bridge in Brest|Pont National (Brest)|the bridge in Paris known as the Pont National from 1792 to 1804|Pont Royal}}
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{{Infobox bridge
|bridge_name=Pont National
|image=Pont National Paris FRA 001.JPG
|caption=National Bridge
|locale=[[Paris]], France
|coordinates={{coord|48|49|42|N|02|23|16|E}}
|crosses=[[Seine]]
|design=[[arch bridge]]
|length={{convert|188.5|m|ft}}
|width={{convert|34|m|ft}}
|height=
|begin=1852
|complete=1853
|open=1853
|downstream = [[Pont de Tolbiac]]
|upstream = [[Pont amont]]
}}
The '''pont National''' ({{IPA|fr|pɔ̃ nɑsjɔnal}}; named '''pont [[Napoleon III of France|Napoléon-III]]''' from its construction until 1870) is a road and rail bridge across the [[Seine]] in [[Paris]], to the east of the [[12th arrondissement of Paris|12th]] and [[13th arrondissement of Paris|13th]] arrondissements.  With a total length of {{convert|188.5|m|ft}}, it is made up of 5 masonry arches.  Its rail part carries the [[Chemin de fer de Petite Ceinture|Petite Ceinture]], now disused, and its road part links boulevard Poniatowski to [[boulevard Masséna]]. Its nearest [[Paris Métro]] stations are [[Porte de Charenton (Paris Métro)|Porte de Charenton]] and [[Cour Saint-Émilion (Paris Métro)|Cour Saint-Émilion]].

==History==
[[Image:Paris-Ponts-National.png|thumb|Location on the Seine]]
It was built between 1852 and 1853 as a railway bridge (to allow the [[Chemin de fer de Petite Ceinture|Petite Ceinture]] line to cross the river) and to link the "[[fortifications|enceintes]]" on the two sides of the river.  Its architects were E. Couche, [[Petit (architect)|Petit]], [[Gaspard (architect)|Gaspard]], and [[Netter]].  Its width was doubled with an addition on the upstream side in 1936.

==See also==
*[[List of crossings of the River Seine]]

==External links==
{{Commons category|Pont National (Paris)}}
* {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.paris.fr/portail/deplacements/Portal.lut?page_id=209 Mairie de Paris] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090713041717/http://www.paris.fr/portail/deplacements/Portal.lut?page_id=209 |date=2009-07-13 }}
* {{in lang|fr}} [http://fr.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0000192 Structurae]

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[[Category:Bridges over the River Seine in Paris|National]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1853|National]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in the 12th arrondissement of Paris]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in the 13th arrondissement of Paris]]


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