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Égratz Viaduct

Coordinates: 45°55′41″N 6°44′02″E / 45.928°N 6.734°E / 45.928; 6.734
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Égratz Viaduct

Viaduc des Égratz
View in November 2015
Coordinates45°55′41″N 6°44′02″E / 45.928°N 6.734°E / 45.928; 6.734
CarriesVehicles on the Route nationale N205
CrossesPlateau d'Assy and River Arve
LocaleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, south-east France
Characteristics
DesignBox girder bridge
MaterialReinforced concrete
Total length1,469 m (4,820 ft)
Width11.2 m (37 ft)
Height68 m (223 ft)
Longest span49 m (161 ft)
History
Constructed bySociété des Grands Travaux de Marseille
Construction start1977
Opened1981
Inaugurated22 December 1981
Location
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The Égratz Viaduct is a curved concrete box girder bridge in south-east France, in the French Alps, near Switzerland and Italy. The bridge is almost one mile long.

History

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View in June 2010

Design

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It is a curved box girder bridge.

Construction

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It opened on 22 December 1981, and was renovated in 2015.[1]

Structure

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It is in the Haute-Savoie department. It carries road traffic on the N205, the eastern continuation of the A40 autoroute, known locally as La Route Blanche.

The viaduct featured in aerial photography in the 2016 film Our Kind of Traitor.[2]

References

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  1. ^ https://www.atmb.com/connaitre-atmb/histoire-datmb-les-dates-cles-de-la40-la-rn205-et-le-tunnel-du-mont-blanc/histoire-de-la-route-blanche-rn205-les-dates-cles/
  2. ^ "20 top-secret filming locations for Our Kind of Traitor". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2021-04-20.
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