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22 Garabit, Viaduc de
Perhaps the most impressive French railway viaduct of the nineteenth century, designed by Gustave Eiffel. The Viaduct crosses the deep valley of the river Truyère in the Cantal department in Auvergne, at an altitude of approximately 1000 metres. The bridge can be viewed from a purpose-built visitor centre beside the A75 motorwayDictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Garabit, Viaduc de
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