The bridge is lovely for sure. It's quite a ways from the centre (walking). We walked along the river towards the bridge and it was a great backdrop fro pics while we passed the bars, restaurants and shops. Would be better if you could climb up...that would be spectacular.
I have to admit that it took sometimes to me to understand the mechanism used in this Bridge to get "open" to the Massive Boat that can go through it, and once I understood how it works....WOW!!!!!!!Have a walk on it and have a boat'trip close to it and you'll see how much is great this bridge!
This morning 30' of pleasure along water, some running ans others biking, crossing from the left to the right side on the futurist bridge "Pont levant", a few minutes later, coming back by the historical bridge, "Pont de Pierre", near famous St Michel place in Bordeaux center... One city, two faces, past and future. Also nature... Really the new place to be !!!
Walk along the Quai, cross Pont Jaques, then walk along the path on the right bank to Pont Pierre we you can cross back into the main City. Great picture opportunity from the bridge. Better yet, do a full circuit.
Rather than just being a standard opening bridge, the whole road is elevated up the four towers whenever a large boat comes into Bordeaux (sadly not very often) as fun to see.
Ce pont possède une architecture originale, beaucoup de monde l'emprunte à pied ou à vélo car il fait à peine 400 m de long ; depuis le pont, on peut admirer les rives de la garonne de part et d'autre
chef d oeuvre ! illuminé la nuit, on dirait un vaisseau pirate !!!!le pont se léve quand passe les paquebots, il est moderne et simple mais en meme temps trés futuriste
This striking bridge has a central section with 4 concrete pylons which enables it to lift up the three parallel roadways over the Garonne and allows cruise ships to berth at the Chartrons piers near the city centre. You can reach it by tram line B getting off at the adjacent Bassins a Flot stop.
It's a bridge. A shiny, hi-tech, high-rising bridge. Unless you're an engineer there's not much to get excited about. UNLESS: You're in that crazy kind of love where you want to put padlocks on bridges with your names on and throw the key in the river, like they do on the Pont des Arts in Paris... this is a relatively new custom in Bordeaux, so there is still plenty space for your lock. As you watch the bridge open with your padlock on it, try not to make a lame joke about your love, lifting me higher... too late! If you want to cross the river and see how beautiful Bordeaux is from the other side, don't take this bridge, use the Pont de Pierre. Recommended.
Jai bien aimé l'inauguration, la construction est très comtemporaine. Un lieu incontournable sur Bx! Parfait pr un peu de sport