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{{Infobox bridge
|name= Pont au Double
|image= Pont au double vu de la rive gauche a l est-20050628.jpg
|caption= A photograph of the Pont au Double.
|official_name=
|also_known_as=
|carries= Motor vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles
|crosses= [[Seine|Seine River]]
|locale= Paris, France
|id=
|design= [[Arch bridge|Arch Bridge]]
|length= {{convert|45|m|ft|0}}
|width= {{convert|20|m|ft|0}}
|below= ?
|begin = 1881
|complete = 1883
|toll= Free both ways
|coordinates={{coord|48|51|09.49|N|02|20|54.56|E}}
| downstream = [[Petit Pont]]
| upstream = [[Pont de l'Archevêché]]
}}

The '''Pont au Double''' ({{IPA|fr|pɔ̃t‿o dubl}}) is a bridge over the [[Seine]] in Paris, France.

==Location==
The bridge links the [[4th arrondissement of Paris|4th]] and [[5th arrondissement of Paris|5th arrondissements]] of Paris, from the [[Île de la Cité]] to the quai de Montebello.

{{station paris metro|Cité|Cluny - La Sorbonne|Maubert-Mutualité}}

== History ==
In 1515, [[Francis I of France|Francis I]] was asked to build a bridge over the small branch of the Seine in order to carry patients to the Hôtel-Dieu hospital on the Île de la Cité. Construction began in 1626 and in 1634 the two sides were connected.

{{citation needed span|date=September 2021|The Pont au Double derives its name from the toll amount which was charged, a "double" [[French denier|denier]], money used to pay for the construction of the bridge.}}

In 1709, the bridge collapsed. It was rebuilt and remained in place until 1847. In 1883, the Pont au Double was replaced by a one arch cast-iron bridge.

{{Wide image|Pont au double vu de la rive gauche a l ouest-20050628-panoramique.jpg|700px|Pont au Double}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Pont au Double}}
* {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.paris.fr/portail/deplacements/Portal.lut?page_id=223 French City Hall website]
* {{in lang|fr}} [http://fr.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0000208 Structurae]
* [https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=48.852510,2.348371&spn=0.003776,0.005249&t=k&hl=en Satellite view from Google Map]

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[[Category:Deck arch bridges|Double]]
[[Category:Bridges over the River Seine in Paris|Double]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in the 4th arrondissement of Paris]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in the 5th arrondissement of Paris]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1883|Double]]
[[Category:Former toll bridges in France]]