Since its construction, the edifice holds the name of the architect who designed it, Jacques Gabriel.

The bridge was listed as a historical monument by order of 22 April 1937.

The bridge spans the Loire river in the middle of Blois, between the downtown (from the same axis of the Denis Papin staircase) and Vienne on the left bank (aligned to Wilson Avenue).

The project management is given by Duke Philippe of Orléans to Jacques Gabriel, yet King Louis XVI's official architect.

As early as the end of that year, a regiment from Piedmont is called to build the bridge.