Fades viaduct

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Fades Viaduct Viaduc des Fades
The Fades Viaduct
Coordinates	45°58′19″N 2°48′11″E / 45.97181°N 2.80305°E / 45.97181; 2.80305
Carries	Railway
Crosses	Sioule
Locale	Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne region,  France
Characteristics
Design	Truss viaduct
Material	Quarried granite and steel
Total length	470.25 metres (1,542.8 ft)
Height	132.50 metres (434.7 ft)
History
Designer	Virard Felix
Construction start	28 October 1901; 120 years ago (1901-10-28)
Construction end	16 September 1909; 112 years ago (1909-09-16)
Opened	10 October 1909; 112 years ago (1909-10-10)
Location

The Fades Viaduct (French: Viaduc des Fades) is a railway viaduct in the Puy-de-Dôme department, central France. At the time of its inauguration on 10 October 1909, it was the tallest bridge in the world, across all categories. As of 2010 it still is the tenth tallest railway viaduct in the world.

Overview[]

The Fades Viaduct is located close to Les Ancizes-Comps, in the Auvergne region, between the communes of Sauret-Besserve and Les Ancizes-Comps. It spans across the river Sioule. Its construction began on 28 October 1901. From 14 to 16 September 1909 it passed the performance tests, The Fades Viaduct has monumental piers of quarried granite. Towering over 92 m (302 ft) in height they remain the tallest bridge piers ever built in traditional masonry. They each have a base larger than a tennis court.

The Fades Viaduct under construction

See also[]

• List of world's tallest bridges
• Ommelange, E. (1905). "The Fades Viaduct". The Railroad Gazette. 34 (21): 484–486.

External links[]

• The world's highest bridges [1]
• Association Sioule & Patrimoine - 37, avenue du Plan d'eau - 63770 LES ANCIZES-COMPS (France) [2]
• Building the World's Loftiest Bridge By F. A. Talbot

Coordinates: 45°58′17″N 2°48′11″E / 45.97139°N 2.80306°E / 45.97139; 2.80306

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