Widok na Pont Neuf

The Pont Neuf (German "New Bridge") is the oldest surviving bridge over the Garonne in Toulouse. It connects the Place Esquirol and the Rue de Metz with the Rue de la République.

The Pont Neuf leads over the Garonne, which flows between high embankments, from the old town on its right bank in a westerly direction to the former suburb of Saint-Cyprien. Since the river curves to the left here, its deepest point is closer to the old town. The approximately 220 m long bridge therefore has seven unequal arches, with the largest arch outside the center, closer to the right bank. Viewed in the direction of the river, it is adjoined by two smaller arches on the right and four smaller arches on the left. On the left western bank, the bridge continues to the street level there through an approximately 85 m long ramp with two arches that are no longer visible today. The largest of the arches, made of light lime and red-brown bricks, has a clear width of around 30 m, the smallest of around 18 m. The road surface rises slightly from both sides towards the middle of the largest arch.

The basket arches are supported on mighty pillars that are between 7 and 12 m wide but barely protrude above the water. They taper to the front and back and are crowned by smaller pillar porches. Large culverts were installed in the spans between the arches to reduce water pressure during floods. These gargoyles, which are also surrounded by limestone, were supposedly originally intended to represent snapdragons, but were made in a simpler form for cost reasons.
The bridge is around 22 m wide including the decorative light edge at the edge of the road and around 19.50 m wide within the stone parapets. The roadway is currently (2011) divided into two bus lanes and a westbound lane. There is a cycle path and a sidewalk on both sides.

The bridge is often illuminated at night, often in different colors.
Immediately below the western end of the bridge is the Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Jacques, in front of which the last remaining pillar and arch of the former Pont Vieux protrudes into the river.
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_Neuf_(Toulouse)

The Pont Neuf or "new bridge" is the oldest original bridge over the Garonne river in Toulouse. At night it is colorfully illuminated with countless spotlights below the arches and thus offers the viewer a particularly beautiful sight.😁👍📸