Douvenant Viaduct

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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 / 48.51674; -2.71829
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
Location

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.

• 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

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

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

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