The pont Saint-Louis is a pedestrian bridge across the River Seine that t links the Île de la Cité with the Île Saint-Louis. The present bridge is the seventh to link the two islands since 1630. The pont Saint-Landry (1630–1634) was the first of these. In 1717 a wooden bridge was rebuilt, with seven arches, and named the “Pont Rouge”, due to the colour in which it was painted. It was destroyed in 1795. In 1804, under the direction of the engineer Dumoustier, a new two-arch bridge was built. It was demolished in 1811, and a suspension bridge replaced it in 1842. Twenty years later, this was replaced by a metallic bridge. In 1939, this one was demolished. In 1941, it was replaced by a passerelle resembling an iron cage. Which you can see on the right hand side of this postcard. In 1968, the present bridge was begun, and inaugurated in 1970.

Find out where the Pont Saint-Louis is on Walk 59 – Pont Saint-Louis