. ▁ ▁Grand ▁Lyon ▁commission ed ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁bridge ▁between ▁C ité ▁Intern ationale ▁and ▁Place ▁Bas se ▁Dem on chy ▁in ▁Par c ▁Saint - Cla ir ▁in ▁Cal u ire - et - C u ire . ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁first ▁conce ived ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁but ▁construction ▁was ▁held ▁up ▁by ▁a ▁legal ▁dispute ▁over ▁who ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁primary ▁contract or . ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁rev ived ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁with ▁Aust rian ▁architect ▁Diet mar ▁Fe icht inger ▁creating ▁the ▁design ▁for ▁the ▁bridge . ▁The ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁bridge ▁began ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁bridge ▁was ▁named ▁" Pass er elle ▁de ▁la ▁Pa ix " ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁represent ▁inter c ult ural ▁harm ony ▁because ▁the ▁neighbourhood ▁of ▁Saint - Cla ir ▁has ▁a ▁large ▁imm igr ant ▁population . ▁Const ruction ▁concluded ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁and ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁bridge ▁has ▁ 2 ▁sections : ▁a ▁ ▁long ▁upper ▁section ▁for ▁ped est ri ans ▁and ▁b icy cles , ▁and ▁a ▁ ▁long ▁lower ▁section ▁uniqu ely ▁for ▁ped est ri ans . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁ ▁Br id ges ▁of ▁Lyon ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Category : B rid ges ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4