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Douvenant Viaduct

(*viaduc de Douvenant*)
Douvenant Viaduct; (viaduc de Douvenant)
	Douvenant Viaduct at the start of the 20th Century
Coordinates	48°31′00″N 2°43′06″W / 48.51674°N 2.71829°W
Carries	Saint-Brieuc - Moncontour line; Saint-Brieuc - Saint-Briac line
Locale	Saint-Brieuc
Characteristics
Total length	130.8 metres (429 ft)
Height	22.8 metres (75 ft)
No. of spans	15
History
Architect	Louis Auguste Harel de La Noë
Construction start	1903
Construction end	1905
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The Douvenant Viaduct (viaduc de Douvenant) is a railway viaduct built between 1903 and 1905 for the Chemin de Fer des Côtes-du-Nord, between the French communes of Saint-Brieuc and Langueux. It was used by the Saint-Brieuc - Moncontour line and the Saint-Brieuc - Saint-Briac line. It was designed by Louis Auguste Harel de La Noë and is the grandest in a series of thirteen "grognet" type viaducts.

Dimensions

15 arches, each 6 metres (19.69 ft) wide
Total length 130.8 metres (429 ft)
Height 22.8 metres (75 ft)
Curvature: 109 metres (358 ft)

Douvenant Viaduct in 2013

Future

The Association des Chemins de Fer des Côtes-du-Nord is constructing a heritage railway line that will use the viaduct.

External links

(in French) Douvenant Viaduct on the French Archives Départementales website

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-The '''Douvenant Viaduct''' ({{lang|fr|''viaduc de Douvenant''}}) is a railway [[viaduct]] built between 1903 and 1905 by [[Louis Auguste Harel de La Noë]] for the [[Chemin de Fer des Côtes-du-Nord]], between the [[French commune|communes]] of [[Saint-Brieuc]] and [[Langueux]]. It is the grandest in a series of thirteen "grognet" type viaducts. It is used by the [[Saint-Brieuc - Moncontour line]] and the [[Saint-Brieuc - Saint-Briac line]].
+The '''Douvenant Viaduct''' ({{lang|fr|viaduc de Douvenant}}) is a railway [[viaduct]] built between 1903 and 1905 for the [[Chemin de Fer des Côtes-du-Nord]], between the [[French commune]]s of [[Saint-Brieuc]] and [[Langueux]]. It was used by the [[Saint-Brieuc - Moncontour line]] and the [[Saint-Brieuc - Saint-Briac line]]. It was designed by [[Louis Auguste Harel de La Noë]] and is the grandest in a series of thirteen "grognet" type viaducts.
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 * Height {{convert|22.8|m|ft}}
 * Curvature: {{convert|109|m|ft}}
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-* {{fr icon}} [http://archives.cotesdarmor.fr/asp/inventaire/langueux/Geoviewer/Data/html/IA22001224.html Douvenant Viaduct on the French Archives Départementales website]
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