The widest and longest of the Paris bridges at the time, it was constructed on a single arch of steel 108 meters long. Though it was named after the Russian Czar, the themes of the decoration almost entirely French. At the ends of the bridge, it was supported by four massive stone pylons 13 meters high, decorated with statues of the Renomées (The Renowned), female figures with trumpets, and gilded statues of the horse Pegasus.