The oldest bridge in Paris has a really inappropriate name. Find out what it is!

Who doesn't love a good, ironic name? When people are naming things, they generally don't think far enough into the future to realize that it one day may not be correct or relevant. Such is the case with the oldest standing bridge that crosses the river Seine in Paris, France—The Pont Neuf, which translates to "New Bridge."

King Henry III began construction on the bridge in 1578 to relieve some of the overloaded traffic from the Pont Notre-Dame.

Delays kept the bridge from being built for a long time, mostly due to pointless design changes and the Wars of Religion. It wasn't completed until 1607, under the rule of King Henry IV.

It was named the "New Bridge" to distinguish it from the older bridges that lined it on both sides. It stands near the western point of the le de la Cit, one of two remaining natural islands in the Seine within Paris. The island is noted as Paris' center and the location where the medieval city was refounded.

The "New Bridge" is 232 meters in length (761 feet) and 22 meters in width (72 feet), and it remains the funniest name for a really old structure.

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