Garabit viaduct

Garabit Viaduct

Viaduc de Garabit
Coordinates44°58′31″N 3°10′39″E / 44.97528°N 3.17750°E / 44.97528; 3.17750
CarriesRailway
CrossesTruyère river
Characteristics
MaterialWrought iron
Total length565 metres (1,854 ft)
Width6 metres (20 ft)
Height124 metres (407 ft)
Longest span165 metres (541 ft)
History
ArchitectGustave Eiffel
Construction start1882
Construction end1884
Construction cost3,100,000 francs
Opened1885
Location
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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]

  1. ^ Loyrette (1985), p. 77.
  2. ^ Loyrette (1985), p. 81.