Lyon - Le Pont d'Ainay et le Quai d'Occident

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Ene bridge across the river Saône (Saône) and embankments Oksidan (quai d'Occident) in Lione.Pervy wooden bridge at this site appeared in 1749 - he was named Ene bridge (pont d'Ainay), Carron (pont Carron) or Arsenal ( pont de l'Arsenal). He was seriously injured by the floods in 1791, and especially - the siege of Lyon in 1793, in particular - from the explosion of a nearby armory. The wreckage of the bridge carried off the locals, the remaining were sold in 1795. The second bridge is only appeared in 1818, had the stone supports and wooden spans. The bridge called the bridge Ene, but also a bridge St. Clair (pont Sainte-Claire) or the bridge Saint-Georges (pont Saint-Georges) - later these names are moved to new bridges: the bridge Saint-Clair (pont Saint-Clair) on the Rhone and the bridge Saint-Georges Sony.