Barentin Viaduct

It was constructed of brick with 27 arches, 100 feet (30 m) high with a total length of 600 yards (549 m).

The British engineer was Joseph Locke and the contractors were William Mackenzie and Thomas Brassey.

[1][2][3] Shortly after it was completed, after several days of heavy rain, the viaduct collapsed on 10 January 1846.

[2] Whatever the cause, Brassey rebuilt the viaduct at his own expense, this time using lime of his own choice.

[4] The building of the Viaduct is fictionalized in Julian Barnes's short story "Junction," published in his 1996 volume Cross Channel.

Barentin Viaduct today, also known as the Pont Austreberthe, near Rouen
Barentin viaduct in the 19th century after rebuilding