Garabit Viaduct Viaduc de Garabit | |
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Coordinates | 44°58′31″N 3°10′39″E / 44.97528°N 3.17750°E |
Carries | Railway |
Crosses | Truyère river |
Characteristics | |
Material | Wrought iron |
Total length | 565 metres (1,854 ft) |
Width | 6 metres (20 ft) |
Height | 124 metres (407 ft) |
Longest span | 165 metres (541 ft) |
History | |
Architect | Gustave Eiffel |
Construction start | 1882 |
Construction end | 1884 |
Construction cost | 3,100,000 francs |
Opened | 1885 |
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The Garabit viaduct (French: viaduc de Garabit) is a railway arch bridge spanning the Truyère, near Ruynes-en-Margeride, Cantal, France, in the mountainous Massif Central region.
The bridge was constructed between 1882 and 1884 by Gustave Eiffel, with structural engineering by Maurice Koechlin,[1] and was opened in 1885. It is 565 m (1,854 ft) in length and has a principal arch of 165 m (541 ft) span.[2]