Garabit Viaduct

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arch bridge railway bridge viaduct wrought-iron bridge

The Garabit Viaduct is a 19th-century wrought-iron railway arch bridge in southern France, renowned as an engineering landmark and one of the most impressive early large-scale works of Gustave Eiffel.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arch bridge → railway bridge → viaduct → wrought-iron bridge →
architect	Léon Boyer →
category	Arch bridges in France → Bridges in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes → Railway bridges in France →
color	red →
constructionEndDate	1884 →
constructionStartDate	1880 →
constructionTechnique	riveted iron construction →
country	France →
crosses	Truyère River →
designer	Gustave Eiffel →
engineer	Gustave Eiffel →
function	carries railway traffic →
hasLighting	illuminated at night →
heritageStatus	engineering landmark → monument historique of France →
knownFor	early large-scale iron construction → influence on later Eiffel structures → large central arch →
locatedIn	Cantal department → southern France →
locatedNear	Ruinès → Saint-Flour →
locatedOn	Truyère gorge →
maintainedBy	SNCF →
materialUsed	wrought iron →
namedAfter	Garabit site →
notableWorkOf	Gustave Eiffel →
numberOfSpans	multiple spans →
openingDate	1885 →
owner	SNCF →
partOf	French railway network →
passesThrough	Massif Central region →
railGauge	standard gauge →
railwayLine	Béziers–Neussargues railway →
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes →
significance	symbol of 19th-century French engineering →
status	in use →
structureType	lattice girder arch →
timePeriod	19th century →
touristAttraction	yes →
usedFor	rail transport →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eiffel et Cie → Gustave Eiffel → Gustave Eiffel →	notableWork
Gustave Eiffel →	designed