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Fades viaduct

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The Fades Viaduct (Viaduc des Fades) is a railway viaduct in the Puy-de-Dôme department, central France. At the time of its inauguration on 10 October 1909, it was the tallest bridge in the world, across all categories. As of 2010, it still is the tenth tallest railway viaduct in the world.

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