Themed Tour
Themed TourPont levant de la rue de Crimée
La Villette, Paris
⚙️"When the bridge goes up, you can see the cables and the wheels working to lift it!"
⏰Catch it at quarter past or to the hour
Watch 19th-century engineering come alive as this 85-ton hydraulic bridge lifts for passing boats. The only working lift bridge in Paris still operates 25 times daily, wheels turning and cables straining like clockwork mechanical theater on the Canal de l'Ourcq.
Industrial heritage
Hydraulic engineering
Canal views
Free attraction
Themed TourThemed TourPont levant de la rue de Crimée
La Villette, Paris
⚙️"When the bridge goes up, you can see the cables and the wheels working to lift it!"
⏰Catch it at quarter past or to the hour
Watch 19th-century engineering come alive as this 85-ton hydraulic bridge lifts for passing boats. The only working lift bridge in Paris still operates 25 times daily, wheels turning and cables straining like clockwork mechanical theater on the Canal de l'Ourcq.
Industrial heritage
Hydraulic engineering
Canal views
Free attraction
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