Viaur Viaduct
The Viaur Viaduct near Aveyron, was the first large steel bridge built in France. The 220m arch bridge was completed in 1902 under the direction of Paul-Joseph Bodin, a French engineer.- Type: Railway
- Description: listed monument in France
- Also known as: “Viaducte del Viaur (Tauriac de Naucèla i Tanús)” and “维欧尔河高架桥”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Chapelle Notre-Dame de Roucayrol and Saint Martianne church in Tanus.
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Roucayrol
Church
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Roucayrol is a church, which is situated 2 km east of Viaur Viaduct.
Saint Martianne church in Tanus
Church
Saint Martianne church in Tanus is situated 2½ km southwest of Viaur Viaduct.
Église Saint-Just de Saint-Just-sur-Viaur
Church
Église Saint-Just de Saint-Just-sur-Viaur is a church, which is situated 3 km east of Viaur Viaduct.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tanus and Centrès.
Tanus
Village
Tanus is a commune in the Tarn department, Occitanie region of southern France. Tanus is situated 2½ km southwest of Viaur Viaduct.
Centrès
Village
Centrès is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Centrès is situated 8 km northeast of Viaur Viaduct.
Naucelle
Village
Naucelle is a commune in the Aveyron department… Naucelle is situated 8 km north of Viaur Viaduct.
Viaur Viaduct
- Categories: railway bridge, truss bridge, viaduct, and transport
- Location: Tauriac-de-Naucelle, Arrondissement of Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.12377° or 44° 7′ 26″ north
Longitude
2.33131° or 2° 19′ 53″ east
Elevation
345 metres (1,132 feet)
Open location code
8FP448FJ+GG
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Viaur Viaduct” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Viaducte del Viaur”
- Chinese: “维约尔高架桥”
- Dutch: “Viaur Viaduct”
- Finnish: “Viaurin viadukti”
- French: “viaduc du Viaur”
- French: “Viaduc du Viaur”
- German: “Viaur-Viadukt”
- Italian: “viadotto del Viaur”
- Japanese: “ヴィオール橋”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Viaducte de Viaur”
- Russian: “Виадук Вьор”
- Spanish: “Viaducto del Viaur”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Tanus and Saint-Just-sur-Viaur.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Giffou and Castelpers.
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