The bridge crosses the pond of Récollets of the Saint-Martin canal, downstream to the locks of the Deaths and the public garden Eugène-Varlin. It connects the quay of Valmy at the level of the street Eugène-Varlin in right bank with the quay of Jemmapes at the level of the street of Écluses-Saint-Martin. Since March-April, 2009, the bridge Eugène-Varlin is provided with a cycle track with nonsense within the framework of the development of bicycle paths begun in 2001 by the city hall of Paris.