Paris–Le Havre railway
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The Paris–Le Havre railway is an important 228-kilometre long railway line, that connects Paris to the northwestern port city Le Havre via Rouen. Among the first railway lines in France, the section f
The Barentin Viaduct, also known as the Pont Austreberthe, on the Paris–Le Havre railway
Opening ceremony of the Rouen and Le Havre Railway
Barentin Viaduct
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Barentin Viaduct is a railway viaduct that crosses the Austreberthe River on the Paris–Le Havre line near to the town of Barentin, Normandy, France, about 12 miles from Rouen. It was constructed of br
Paris–Le Havre railway
…58-mile (93 km) long Rouen and Le Havre line, one of the few major structural disasters of Brassey's contracting career occurred, the collapse of the Barentin Viaduct. The 100 feet (30 m) high viaduct that crosses the Austreberthe River was built of brick at a cost of about £50,000. The reason for the collapse was…
Barentin viaduct in the 19th century after rebuilding