Constructed between 1903 and 1905, the Pont de Bir-Hakeim is 237 meters (777 ft) long and 24.7 meters (81 ft) wide. It is a two-level bridge. The upper level is used by metro line 6. The lower level is for motor vehicles, with a bicycle path in the center. The bridge provides a superb view of the Eiffel Tower.
The bridge has been used on the small and big screens; in Janet Jackson’s video for Come back to me in 1989 and in the movie Inception in 2010, among others. The Sailors are sculptures by Gustave Michel.
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