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Pont National | |
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 National Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 48°49′42″N 02°23′16″E / 48.82833°N 2.38778°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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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.