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The Caronte railway viaduct is the most important engineering structure on the railway line linking Miramas to Marseille since it must be fixed to cross the Caronte canal. How do liners navigate? We tell you everything!
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943 meters long, 24 meters above the ground, it rests on 11 masonry piles built in the mud, some being buried 25 meters deep. At this height, it was impossible to cross the channel with a fixed structure given the clearance to be respected. The bridge therefore had to be mobile to be able to move aside when ships passed by.
Taking into account the need to establish two railway lines allowing the circulation in both directions of heavy trains, with a movable deck with a span of more than...
Taking into account the need to establish two railway lines allowing the circulation in both directions of heavy trains, with a movable deck with a span of more than...
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Animals accepted
- Accessibility
- Reception staff sensitized to the reception of people with disabilities
- Services
- Pets welcome
Location
Environment
- Town location
- Lake 5 km away
- Close to pleasure port
- Close to GR footpath
- Waterside
