Laberviadukt, Railway viaduct in Deining, Germany
The Laberviadukt is a railway viaduct near Deining that spans the Weiße Laber valley with four pillars positioned at regular intervals and standing about 34 meters tall. Today it carries train traffic including high-speed services across the valley.
Construction began in 1870 and finished in 1873, but a landslide during heavy rain forced engineers to change the original design. This project marked an important development in railway engineering of that era.
The viaduct's construction attracted workers from Austria, Italy, and various German regions, which led to the growth of a new railway settlement at Deining-Bahnhof.
The viaduct can be viewed from the nearby railway embankment or local footpaths, allowing visitors to see it from different angles. The best vantage points for viewing the full height and structure are from below in the valley or from the side.
Initial plans called for a tunnel through the valley, but engineers chose to build a viaduct instead due to unstable sandstone in the surrounding area. This solution proved more reliable and cost-effective than the original tunnel proposal.
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