Viaduc de Gien

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The viaduct of Gien is a railway bridge crossing the Loire at Gien in the Loiret and the Centre-Val de Loire region. It was part of the railway line Gien - Silver, of which today only the section Gien - Poilly-lez-Gien is still in service for freight transport. With a total length of 1,832.20 metres, it consists of three structures: a masonry viaduct on the left bank of 1,198.20 metres opening, a trellis bridge crossing the Loire of a length of 361 metres, and a masonry viaduct on the right bank of 273 metres opening. At the time of its construction, it was one of the three longest works in the world.