Oleron viaduct

Campenon Bernard

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Oleron viaduct on 13 May 1965.

In 1966, Campenon Bernard engineers opened the longest viaduct in France to traffic. The viaduct connected Oleron Island in the Charentes region to the mainland. The structure is 2,862 metres in length. Its apron breaks down into 46 spans, 26 of which project by 79 meters and 16 by nearly 40 metres. x