Fades viaduct

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Fades Viaduct Viaduc des Fades
The Fades Viaduct
Coordinates	45°58′19″N 2°48′11″E / 45.97181°N 2.80305°E / 45.97181; 2.80305
Carries	Railway
Crosses	Sioule
Locale	Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne region,  France
Characteristics
Design	Truss viaduct
Material	Quarried granite and steel
Total length	470.25 metres (1,542.8 ft)
Height	132.50 metres (434.7 ft)
History
Designer	Virard Felix
Construction start	28 October 1901; 123 years ago (1901-10-28)
Construction end	16 September 1909; 115 years ago (1909-09-16)
Opened	10 October 1909; 115 years ago (1909-10-10)
Location

The Fades Viaduct (French: Viaduc des Fades) is a railway viaduct in the Puy-de-Dôme department, central France. At the time of its inauguration on 10 October 1909, it was the tallest bridge in the world, across all categories. As of 2010, it still is the tenth tallest railway viaduct in the world.