Viaduc de l'aérotrain, Railway test bridge between Saran and Ruan, France
The concrete structure extends for 18 kilometers with 900 pillars supporting an inverted T-shaped rail track at 10 meters above ground level.
The railway bridge opened in September 1969 for testing Jean Bertin's innovative Aerotrain prototypes, reaching speeds of 430 kilometers per hour in 1974.
The engineering structure represents French technological research in high-speed transportation during the post-war industrial development of the 1960s.
The bridge connects multiple municipalities north of Orleans, running parallel to both National Road 20 and the Paris-Bordeaux railway line.
A 120-meter section of the bridge was removed in 2007 to allow construction of the A19 motorway, leaving gaps in the concrete structure.
Location: Saran
Location: Cercottes
Location: Ruan
Location: Artenay
Location: Chevilly
Inception: 1969
Height: 10 m
Longest Span: 20 m
Made from material: reinforced concrete
GPS coordinates: 48.02830,1.88403
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:37
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