Passerelle de la Paix | |
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Coordinates | 45°47′13″N 4°51′15″E / 45.7868823°N 4.8542305°E |
Carries | Pedestrians and bicycles |
Crosses | Rhône |
Locale | Lyon & Caluire-et-Cuire, Rhône-Alpes, France |
Characteristics | |
Material | Steel |
Total length | 217 metres (712 ft) |
Width | 8.5 metres (28 ft) |
History | |
Architect | Dietmar Feichtinger |
Engineering design by | SBP |
Construction start | 29 November 2011 |
Construction cost | €15.7 |
Opened | March 17, 2014 |
Location | |
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The Passerelle de la Paix ("skyway of peace") is a pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the Rhône river in Lyon, France. It connects the 6th arrondissement of Lyon and the commune of Caluire-et-Cuire. [1]
Grand Lyon commissioned the construction of a bridge between Cité Internationale and Place Basse Demonchy in Parc Saint-Clair in Caluire-et-Cuire. [2] The project was first conceived in 1994, but construction was held up by a legal dispute over who would be the primary contractor. The project was revived in 2009 with Austrian architect Dietmar Feichtinger creating the design for the bridge. [3] The construction of the bridge began in March 2012. [4] [5] The bridge was named "Passerelle de la Paix" on 22 October 2012 to represent intercultural harmony, because the neighbourhood of Saint-Clair has a large immigrant population. [1] Construction concluded on 13 December 2013 and opened to the public on 17 March 2014. [6] [7] [8] The bridge has two sections: a 217-metre (712-foot) long upper section for pedestrians and bicycles, and a 156-metre (512-foot) long lower section uniquely for pedestrians. [5]
Passerelle de la Paix | |
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Coordinates | 45°47′13″N 4°51′15″E / 45.7868823°N 4.8542305°E |
Carries | Pedestrians and bicycles |
Crosses | Rhône |
Locale | Lyon & Caluire-et-Cuire, Rhône-Alpes, France |
Characteristics | |
Material | Steel |
Total length | 217 metres (712 ft) |
Width | 8.5 metres (28 ft) |
History | |
Architect | Dietmar Feichtinger |
Engineering design by | SBP |
Construction start | 29 November 2011 |
Construction cost | €15.7 |
Opened | March 17, 2014 |
Location | |
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The Passerelle de la Paix ("skyway of peace") is a pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the Rhône river in Lyon, France. It connects the 6th arrondissement of Lyon and the commune of Caluire-et-Cuire. [1]
Grand Lyon commissioned the construction of a bridge between Cité Internationale and Place Basse Demonchy in Parc Saint-Clair in Caluire-et-Cuire. [2] The project was first conceived in 1994, but construction was held up by a legal dispute over who would be the primary contractor. The project was revived in 2009 with Austrian architect Dietmar Feichtinger creating the design for the bridge. [3] The construction of the bridge began in March 2012. [4] [5] The bridge was named "Passerelle de la Paix" on 22 October 2012 to represent intercultural harmony, because the neighbourhood of Saint-Clair has a large immigrant population. [1] Construction concluded on 13 December 2013 and opened to the public on 17 March 2014. [6] [7] [8] The bridge has two sections: a 217-metre (712-foot) long upper section for pedestrians and bicycles, and a 156-metre (512-foot) long lower section uniquely for pedestrians. [5]