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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]
Our Lady of the Underpass [1] was a salt stain and purported appearance of the Virgin Mary [2] [3] under the Kennedy Expressway along Fullerton Avenue in Chicago [4] [5] that was noticed in 2005. The site became a pilgrimage site for local Catholics [6] as well as a general curiosity. Later, it became a target for various acts of vandalism.
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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On the north side of the river, the bridge is approached by a 49-arch viaduct and a short embankment followed by 16 arches. From the south, it is approached by a 33-arch viaduct. [15] The viaduct piers, bridge abutments and the bridge's central piers are of sandstone and the viaduct arches are of brick. [9]
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Originally eleven stone piers each topped by a wooden fan but a new viaduct of 9 stone piers built adjacent in 1933. [15] Perran Viaduct. 56 foot (17 m) high and 339 foot (103 m) long. Originally five stone piers each topped by a wooden fan but a new viaduct also of 5 stone piers built adjacent in 1927. [16]