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L aqueduc de Roquefavour
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L aqueduc de Roquefavour
The aqueduct is a Roquefavour bridge - aqueduct in stone arch with a length of 393 meters and a height of 82.65 meters. Located in the town of Ventabren in the Bouches-du-RhAśne, it is used to transport the water from the Durance to Marseille and is part of a channel called Canal de Marseille. It crosses the valley of the Arc, spanning both the river, the road to Aix-en-Provence at Berre and railway Aix-Rognac.Its construction started in 1841 and completed in 1847, was directed by the engineer of roads and bridges Franz Mayor de Montricher and William Fraisse. The architecture largely inspired by the ancient Pont du Gard, it is almost two times higher than the latter.It is still used today. Line with the TGV Mediterranee passes less than a mile to the east, and also crosses the valley by a viaduct important
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