 Construction was completed on 1 October 1877.By 28 October 1877, the platform was mounted and concluded, with the work on the bridge executed using a complement of 150 workers finishing on 30 October 1878.Tests were performed between 1 and 2 November, leading to the 4 November inauguration by King D. Louis I and Queen Maria Pia of Savoy (the eponym of the bridge).