Garabit viaduct

Garabit Viaduct Viaduc de Garabit
Coordinates	44°58′31″N 3°10′39″E / 44.97528°N 3.17750°E / 44.97528; 3.17750
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
Location

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]