Garabit Viaduct
by Science Photo Library
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Garabit Viaduct
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Science Photo Library
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Garabit viaduct. 19th-century illustration of the construction of the Garabit viaduct, a railroad bridge built between 1880 and 1884 to a design by Gustave Eiffel. The main arch shown here spans 165 metres over the river Truyere in southern France. The total length of the bridge is 565 metres. Artwork from 'Chemins de Fer, Automobiles' (1911) by French civil engineer Max de Nansouty (1854-1913), part of the 'Les merveilles de la science' series of 1867-1891 by Louis Figuier.
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June 29th, 2016
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