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The Pont des Invalides is the lowest bridge traversing the Seine in Paris.The proposed suspension bridge, the construction of which started in 1824, was meant to be erected opposite to the Hotel des Invalides on the site of the current Pont Alexandre III.In 1854, the bridge was demolished to be replaced by a new one in time for the upcoming Exposition Universelle (1855) in Paris. Despite being stronger, the new bridge still sustained a subsidence between 25 and 30 cm in 1878, and lost two arches during the winter of 1880 ( restored by the end of the year ). The bridge has been quite secure since then and the only modification made in the 20th century was the expansion of its pavement in 1956.Original edition from my own archivesSource : Correo de Ultramar 1879