Passerelle de la Paix

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]

Passerelle de la Paix
View from the Passerelle de la Paix
Coordinates	45.7868823°N 4.8542305°E / 45.7868823; 4.8542305
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 (2014-03-17)
Location

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]

See also

• Transport portal
• Engineering portal
• France portal

• Bridges of Lyon

References

1. Bevand, Pierre-Alexandre (17 March 2014). "Passerelle de la Paix : un trait d'union entre Caluire et la Cité internationale". Metro News (in French). Retrieved 12 January 2016.
2. "Passerelle sur le Rhône". Grand Lyon (in French). Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
3. "Passerelle sur le Rhône à Lyon: un architecte autrichien retenu" (in French). 2009. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009.
4. "Opération spectaculaire pour la Passerelle de la Paix à Lyon". batiweb (in French). 9 December 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
5. "Passerelle piétonne et cyclable" (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
6. "Denomination d'Un Espace Public "Passerelle de la Paix " (Direction Déplacements Urbains)" (PDF). Lyon.fr (in French). Grand Lyon. 22 October 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
7. "Lyon : pose de la passerelle de la Paix" (in French). 13 December 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
8. "Ouverture de la passerelle de la Paix" (in French). 17 March 2014. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.

External links

• Media related to Passerelle de la paix (Lyon) at Wikimedia Commons