Cize-Bolozon viaduct

A view of the viaduct from the southwest

The Cize-Bolozon viaduct is a road-rail bridge crossing the Ain gorge in France.^[1][2]

The viaduct was originally constructed in 1875; it was destroyed in World War 2,.^[3][4] and then reconstructed as an urgent post-war project due to its position on a main line to Paris.^[5] The viaduct reopened in May 1950.^[1]

Unusually, the bridge carries road and rail traffic at very different levels. The railway forms part of the Ligne du Haut-Bugey which was closed for reconstruction in 2005^[6] (including reinforcement and restoration of the viaduct)^[7] and reopened in December 2010.^[8]

External links

• Details of the Haut-Bugey line, showing the viaduct

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Debachy, R. (July–September 1950). "Le viaduc de Cize Bolozon". Visages de l'Ain 11: 43–45. 
2. ^ "Tourisme & Paysages". 2010-12-14. http://www.ligneduhautbugey.fr/galerie/galerie.php?mode=paysages&dir=../imp/ain&page=1. Retrieved 2010-12-14. 
3. ^ "Cize-Bolozon Viaduct (1875)". 2010-12-14. http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0002799. Retrieved 2010-12-14. 
4. ^ "RFF Haut-Bugey". 2010-12-14. http://www.rff-hautbugey.fr/travaux-en-images,r59.html?id_galerie=22. Retrieved 2010-12-14. 
5. ^ Rapports et délibérations / Département de l'Ain, Conseil général: 348. October 1945. http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5452283x/f7.pagination.r=.langFR. 
6. ^ "Haut Bugey line". 2006-10-08. http://plm1950.msts.free.fr/CheminsDeFer71/LigneBourgLaCluse/LigneBourgLaCluse1000.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-14. 
7. ^ "RFF Haut-Bugey". 2010-12-14. http://www.rff-hautbugey.fr/travaux-en-images,r59.html?id_galerie=11. Retrieved 2010-12-14. 
8. ^ "Railway Gazette: Haut-Bugey line inaugurated". 2010-12-14. http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/haut-bugey-line-inaugurated.html. Retrieved 2010-12-14. 

Coordinates: 46°12′56″N 5°27′04″E / 46.21556°N 5.45111°E / 46.21556; 5.45111