The Ponts Couvert is the true entry into Petite France, and is a set of fortified bridges between tall square towers. The name seems deceptive since these bridges are no longer ‘covered’ (yet the Barrage Vauban is!), but when originally built in the 1300s and up until the 1700s, the bridge did have long roofs covering them. After the Barrage Vauban was completed these weren’t necessary anymore, and were eventually taken away.