Saint-Chamas viaduct
The Saint-Chamas viaduct, also known as the Saint-Léger viaduct, is a masonry railway viaduct that crosses the Touloubre river on the Paris-Lyon to Marseille-Saint-Charles line. It is located in Saint-Chamas, in the Bouches-du-Rhône département of France.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in France
- Also known as: “Viaduc de Saint-Chamas”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pont Flavien and Saint-Chamas.
Pont Flavien
Archaeological site
The Pont Flavien is a Roman bridge across the River Touloubre in Saint-Chamas, Bouches-du-Rhône department, southern France. The single-arch crossing, which was built from limestone, was on a Roman road - the Via Julia Augusta - between Placentia, Italy and Arles. Pont Flavien is situated 520 metres southwest of Saint-Chamas viaduct.
Saint-Chamas
Railway station
Saint-Chamas is a railway station, which is situated 1 km northwest of Saint-Chamas viaduct.
Église Saint-Léger de Saint-Chamas
Church
Photo: Reinie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Léger de Saint-Chamas is a church, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Saint-Chamas viaduct.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Miramas and Istres.
Miramas
Town
Photo: Reinie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Miramas is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southern France. It is the second-largest commune in metropolitan Ouest-Provence and is located at the north end of the Étang de Berre lagoon, adjacent to and northeast of the city of Istres. Miramas station has rail connections to Marseille, Avignon, Martigues and Arles. Miramas is situated 6 km northwest of Saint-Chamas viaduct.
Istres
Town
Photo: Luk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Istres is a commune in southern France, some 60 km northwest of Marseille. It is in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture. Istres is situated 6 km southwest of Saint-Chamas viaduct.
Grans
Village
Photo: Alexandre Morvan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grans is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. Grans is situated 7 km north of Saint-Chamas viaduct.
Saint-Chamas viaduct
- Categories: Viaduct and transportation
- Location: Saint-Chamas, Arrondissement of Istres, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.54351° or 43° 32′ 37″ northLongitude
5.04873° or 5° 2′ 55″ eastInception
19th centuryOpen location code
8FM7G2VX+CFOpenStreetMap ID
way 312379110OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q3556614
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In Other Languages
“Saint-Chamas viaduct” goes by many names.
- French: “viaduc de Saint-Chamas”
- French: “Viaduc de Saint-Chamas”
- French: “viaduc Saint-Léger”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chapelle Saint-Léger de Saint-Chamas and Tennis Club de Saint-Chamas.
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