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s0001429 |
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22/04/01 |
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20/07/06 |
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| Next to: |
Roquefavour Rail Bridge
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| Part of: |
Canal de Marseille
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| Description | Value |
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stone
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| arches |
stone
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main span |
16 m | | |
height |
82.65 m | | |
total length |
393 m |
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cost of construction |
FRF 3 784 871 (FF 168/m2) |
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| Beginning of 1841
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| Construction begins. |
| 16 April 1842
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| The ministry of public works authorizes construction. |
| June 1845
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| The arches of the first level are completed. |
| January 1846
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| Construction of the second level begins. |
| December 1846
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| Completion of the second arch level. |
| May 1847
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| The bridge is completed. |
| 30 June 1847
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| Water from the Durance first flows over the aqueduct. |
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Grattesat, Guy Ponts de France, Presses Ponts et chaussées, Paris (France) , ISBN 2859780300, 1984; pp. 106.
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Marrey, Bernard Les ponts modernes - 18e et 19e siècles (1st edition), Picard Editeur, Paris (France) , ISBN 2708404016, 1990; pp. 236-237.
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Montens, Serge Les plus beaux ponts de France, Bonneton, Paris (France) , ISBN 2862532754, 2001; pp. 66.
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Prade, Marcel Ponts et viaducs au XIXème siècle, Poitiers (France) , 1988; pp. 225-227.
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