The bridge has two levels: one for motor vehicles and pedestrians, the other being a viaduct (the Viaduc de Passy) built above the first one, through which passes Line 6 of the Paris Métro.

The bridge was decorated by Jean-Camille Formigé, who also designed the Viaduc d'Austerlitz, the Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil, as well as the park below the Sacré-Cœur.

[5] The road level of the bridge extends out in a belvedere where it passes over the Île aux Cygnes which covers the eastern end of the island.

In addition, the central arch of the viaduct, at the level of the island, is decorated with four monumental stone statues in high-relief: figures of Science and Labour by Jules-Felix Coutan, Electricity and Commerce by Jean Antoine Injalbert.

Many movies have featured the bridge, including Rififi,[6] Ascenseur pour l'échafaud, Zazie dans le Métro, Last Tango in Paris, Peur sur la ville, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Ronin and Inception.