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Viaduct in Luxembourg

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49°36′21″N 06°08′00″E / 49.60583°N 6.13333°E / 49.60583; 6.13333

The Passerelle, also known as the Luxembourg Viaduct, is a viaduct in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. Nowadays it runs from the south into the city centre, Ville Haute, carrying road traffic across the Pétrusse valley and connecting Avenue de la Gare to Boulevard Franklin Delano Roosevelt. It is 290 m long, with 24 arches, and 45 m above the valley floor.

It is also known as the Old Bridge (Luxembourgish: Al Bréck, French: Vieux pont, German: Alte Brücke) by people from Luxembourg City. The 'new bridge' in this comparison is the Adolphe Bridge, which was built between 1900 and 1903.

The Passerelle was built between 1859 and 1861 to connect the city centre with Luxembourg's new railway station, which was located away from the city centre so as to not detract from the defensive capabilities of the city's fortress. It was conceived by the engineers Achille N. Grenier and Auguste Letellier, and built by the British company Waring Brothers.

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Luxembourg Viaduct at Structurae. Retrieved 2010-05-13.

v t e Buildings and structures in Luxembourg City
ARBED building Château de Septfontaines Hilton Luxembourg Municipal Hospital Villa Pauly
Churches	Notre-Dame Cathedral St Michael's Church St. Peter and Paul Church Trinity Church
Schools	Lycée Aline Mayrisch Athénée European School, Luxembourg I Lycée de Garçons International School of Luxembourg Lycée Michel Lucius Lycée Michel Rodange Neie Lycée Lycée Robert Schuman St. George's International School, Luxembourg Lycée Vauban
Sports venues	d'Coque Luxembourg-Cents Stade de Luxembourg Stade Achille Hammerel Stade Josy Barthel Stade rue Henri Dunant
Railway stations	Cents-Hamm station Dommeldange station Hollerich station Luxembourg station Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg station
Cable transport infrastructure	Grund elevator Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg funicular Pfaffenthal Panoramic Elevator
Bridges and tunnels	Adolphe Bridge Clausen Viaduct Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge Passerelle René Konen Tunnel
Historic sites and monuments	The Bock American Cemetery Fort Thüngen Gëlle Fra Monument of the Millennium National Monument of Solidarity
Museums and galleries	Am Tunnel Cercle Municipal City History Museum Mudam Musée Dräi Eechelen Museum of History and Art Museum of Natural History Villa Vauban
Cultural and entertainment venues	Conservatoire Den Atelier Grand Théâtre Kinepolis Kirchberg Neumünster Abbey Philharmonie Théâtre des Capucins
Shopping and commercial centres	Kirchberg District Centre
Research	National Library University of Luxembourg
State and public administration	Alcide De Gasperi building City Hall Hôtel de la Chambre Grand Ducal Palace Judiciary City Villa Louvigny
European Union administration	Alcide De Gasperi building Euroforum building European Investment Bank Konrad Adenauer building La Porte Towers Palais de la Cour de Justice Jean Monnet 2 building Joseph Bech building Robert Schuman building

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