Soleri Viaduct, Road-rail bridge in Cuneo, Italy
The Soleri Viaduct is a road-rail bridge that crosses the Stura di Demonte valley near Cuneo, connecting the city to the left bank of the river. The structure sits at a height of about 50 meters and uses 34 arches to span the valley.
Construction of the viaduct began in 1913 when King Victor Emmanuel III attended the foundation stone ceremony, and the structure opened completely in 1937. After World War II, it was renamed from the Great Stura Viaduct to honor Italian politician Marcello Soleri.
The structure changed its name from 'Great Stura Viaduct' to 'Soleri Viaduct' during the post-World War II reconstruction, honoring Italian politician Marcello Soleri.
The viaduct carries the Turin railway line to Cuneo station below and the provincial road, part of European route E74 toward the Tenda Pass, above. The road deck runs 768 m straight to the plateau, while the rail deck curves with a 300 m radius over 858 m. High fences line the road bridge.
On the downstream face of the pier marking the boundary between the shared and road-only sections, a Fascist-era inscription survives: the four wrought-iron lamps at the road entrances were replaced by five-metre granite fasces on Baveno pink stone bases bearing the word "DUX".
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