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Douvenant Viaduct (viaduc de Douvenant) | |
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Douvenant Viaduct at the start of the 20th Century | |
Coordinates | 48°31′00″N 2°43′06″W / 48.51674°N 2.71829°W / 48.51674; -2.71829 |
Carries | Saint-Brieuc - Moncontour line Saint-Brieuc - Saint-Briac line |
Locale | Saint-Brieuc |
Characteristics | |
Total length | 130.8 metres (429 ft) |
Height | 22.8 metres (75 ft) |
No. of spans | 15 |
History | |
Architect | Louis Auguste Harel de La Noë |
Construction start | 1903 |
Construction end | 1905 |
Location | |
The Douvenant Viaduct (viaduc de Douvenant) is a railway viaduct built between 1903 and 1905 for the Chemin de Fer des Côtes-du-Nord, between the French communes of Saint-Brieuc and Langueux. It was used by the Saint-Brieuc - Moncontour line and the Saint-Brieuc - Saint-Briac line. It was designed by Louis Auguste Harel de La Noë and is the grandest in a series of thirteen "grognet" type viaducts.
Dimensions
- 15 arches, each 6 metres (19.69 ft) wide
- Total length 130.8 metres (429 ft)
- Height 22.8 metres (75 ft)
- Curvature: 109 metres (358 ft)
Future
The Association des Chemins de Fer des Côtes-du-Nord is constructing a heritage railway line that will use the viaduct.
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