imported document on the site 2009-08-28 and amended for the last time 2010-09-19
The viaduct Garabit is made entirely of metal. It was built by Gustave Eiffel & Cie in 1884 under the direction of the architect Leon Boyer. It is 564m long. Since the construction of the dam Grandval, a lake was formed under the viaduct, 95m below. Trademark Construction of Eiffel, it is no less than 678,768 rivets were used for construction.