Bridge Name: | Pont des Marchands |
Crosses: | Canal de la Robine |
Locale: | Narbonne, Aude, France |
Design: | Segmental arch bridge |
Spans: | 1 (once 6) |
Mainspan: | Ca. 151NaN1 |
Coordinates: | 43.1832°N 3.0037°W |
The Pont des Marchands (en|Merchants' Bridge) is a historic bridge in Narbonne, southern France. It serves as a foundation for a row of houses and shops underneath which the Canal de la Robine runs through the old town. Its segmental arch has a span of ca. 15 m. In Roman times the structure featured as many as six arches.
It is one of only a handful of bridges worldwide that are lined with shops.[1]