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The Fades Viaduct is located close to Les Ancizes-Comps, in the Auvergne region, between the communes of Sauret-Besserve and Les Ancizes-Comps. It spans across the river Sioule. Its construction began on 28 October 1901. From 14 to 16 September 1909 it passed the performance tests, The Fades Viaduct has monumental piers of quarried granite.
Fades viaduct – The tallest traditional masonry piers ever built (92 m). Until the advent of concrete and the use of cast iron and then steel, bridges were made of masonry. Roman bridges were sturdy, semicircular, and rested on thick piers, with a width equal to about half the span of the vault. [2]
Fades viaduct: Highest railway bridge in France Height : 132.5 m (435 ft) Piers height : 92.3 m (303 ft) Historic monument: 470 m (1,540 ft) Truss Warren type, steel and laminated iron deck, granite hollow piers
Visitors can walk around the base of the famous piers, or take a boat ride under the viaduct. A long future ahead. The Millau Viaduct looks set to stand the test of time -- as well as beauty ...
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A pier, in architecture, is an upright support for a structure or superstructure such as an arch or bridge. Sections of structural walls between openings (bays) can function as piers. Sections of structural walls between openings (bays) can function as piers.
The viaduct in 1883. Only the capping is in ashlar. "The bands of the arches, as well as the corners of the piers, abutments, and buttresses, are in smoothed rubble, [nb 2] while the other visible facings are in stubbed rubble. [nb 3] Double chiseling is used along the edges to define the lines and ensure accuracy". [12]
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