Garabit viaduct

The Garabit viaduct is a railway arch bridge spanning the , near , , , in the mountainous region. The bridge was constructed between 1882 and 1884 by Gustave Eiffel, with structural engineering by Maurice Koechlin, and was opened in 1885.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 850 metres (2,789 feet)
  • …is not wheelchair accessible
  • Description: railway bridge in France
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Église Saint-Pierre d’Anglards-de-Saint-Flour and Château de Pompignac.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 2 km west of Garabit viaduct.

Castle
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is a castle, which is situated 4 km south of Garabit viaduct.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Faverolles and Saint-Marc.

Village
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is a former commune in the department in south-central . is situated 4½ km southwest of Garabit viaduct.

Village
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is a former commune in the department in south-central . is situated 8 km south of Garabit viaduct.

Town
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is a commune in the south-central French… is situated 9 km northwest of Garabit viaduct.

Garabit viaduct

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Latitude
44.97457° or 44° 58′ 28″ north
Longitude
3.17749° or 3° 10′ 39″ east
Open location code
8FP5X5FG+RX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 37909341
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­bridge
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
12495296
Wiki­data ID
Q1333442

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Garabit viaduct” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Viaduc de Garabit”
  • Armenian: “Գարաբի Վիադուկ”
  • Catalan: “viaducte de Garabit”
  • Catalan: “Viaducte de Garabit”
  • Chinese: “加拉比特高架桥”
  • Chinese: “加拉比特高架橋”
  • Chinese: “加拉比高架桥”
  • Chinese: “加拉比高架橋”
  • Czech: “Garabit viaduct”
  • Czech: “Garabitský viadukt”
  • Czech: “Viadukt Garabit”
  • Dutch: “viaduc de Garabit”
  • Dutch: “Viaduc de Garabit”
  • French: “Garabit”
  • French: “Pont viaduc de Garabit”
  • French: “viaduc de Garabit”
  • French: “Viaduc de Garabit”
  • German: “Garabit-Viadukt”
  • German: “Viaduc de Garabit”
  • Hebrew: “ויאדוקט גראבי”
  • Indonesian: “Jembatan Garabit”
  • Irish: “tarbhealach Garabit”
  • Italian: “Garabit”
  • Italian: “Ponte Garabit”
  • Italian: “viadotto di Garabit”
  • Italian: “Viadotto di Garabit”
  • Italian: “Viadotto Garabit”
  • Italian: “Viaduc de Garabit”
  • Japanese: “ガラビ橋”
  • Korean: “가라비 고가교”
  • Korean: “가라비교”
  • Latvian: “Garabī viadukts”
  • Luxembourgish: “Viaduc vu Garabit”
  • Malay: “Jambatan Garabit”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Garabitviadukten”
  • Norwegian: “Garabitviadukten”
  • Polish: “Wiadukt Garabit”
  • Russian: “Виадук Гараби”
  • Russian: “Виадук де Гараби”
  • Russian: “Гараби”
  • Slovenian: “Gabarit”
  • Slovenian: “viaduc de Garabit”
  • Slovenian: “viadukt Gabarit”
  • Spanish: “Viaducto de Garabit”
  • Swedish: “Garabit-viadukten”
  • Swedish: “Garabit”
  • Swedish: “Garabitbron”
  • Swedish: “Garabitviadukten”
  • Swedish: “Viaduc de Garabit”
  • Tamil: “கராபி பாதைப்பாலம்”
  • Vietnamese: “Cầu Garabit”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Garabit and Les Martres.

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