Designed in the form of two steel intersecting curves, it is part of a regeneration effort in south-eastern parts of the French capital.
This is the city's 37th bridge and the first to be named after a woman.
De Beauvoir - the lifelong companion of existentialist philosopher Jean Paul-Sartre - made a name for herself with the 1949 book The Second Sex.
The bridge stretches 304 m (1,000ft) across the Seine near the Francois Mitterrand national library.
It spans one of the widest points of the river without the support of pillars, comprising several lanes for pedestrians and cycles. LINK:
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But the mayor of Paris, who opened the bridge on 13 July, said the tremble was only faint and it would remain open.
Bertrand Delanoe said the Simone de Beauvoir bridge - named after the leading feminist and writer - needed only "adjustment and tuning".
London's bridge closed within days for repairs after showing a serious wobble.
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The 304m (1,000ft) bridge is part of the planned extension over the next two months of the successful beach project Paris Plage.
A swimming pool that is part of the project had to close for repairs three days after opening this month because of faulty air conditioning and loose tiles.
London's £18m ($33m) Millennium Bridge opened on 10 June 2000 as the first new Thames crossing in more than 100 years.
Tens of thousands crossed the bridge on its opening day but the structure suddenly developed a very worrying and obvious wobble.
Modifications cost another £5m.LINK:
Isn't it interesting how they keep mentioning the problem with the London Millenium Bridge. Scare tactics or what? ... or is it a case of the British couldn't get it right so therefore nobody else can? I seem to remember that the bridge wasn't the only millenium screw-up so maybe they shouldn't draw attention to their blunders.
