The Pont de Pierre (Stone bridge) in Bordeaux connects the left and right banks of the Garonne river, as well as old and new quarters. Today, across the Garonne river is spanned by three bridges, the Pont de Pierre was the first of them, before the erection of the citizens were on the ferry.

Its construction lasted from 1819 through 1822 by order of the enraged Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, who was unable immediately to cross the river with his army. The construction was supervised by architect Claude Deschamps. In underwater construction works has been used a diving bell is borrowed from the English instrument in the form of a bell for transporting workers to the bottom of the river. Its use was due to the flow of the river, which at this point was so strong that posed a danger to the lives of the builders and threatened to derail the whole plan on the construction of the bridge.

As a result, built a stone bridge over the Garonne consisted of seventeen spans (number of letters in the name of the French Emperor), each leg of the bridge was decorated with a medallion with the profile of a Napoleon, and some poles also placed the emblem of the city. The length of the bridge stood at almost 500 meters – specifically, 487.

Historical monument to Pont de Pierre was declared only in 2002. In 2003 and 2004, France issued a postage stamp, which depicted a Stone bridge in the background was drawn tram. The brand value accounted for half of the Euro, and the author of the sketch was artists Claude Andreotti, whose drawings can be seen on many French stamps, mail France he draws from the 70-ies of the last century.

From the bridge Pont de Pierre offers wonderful views of the river and Bordeaux itself. In the dark the bridge is beautifully illuminated with dozens of spotlights.