Charenton Metro-Viaduct

The Charenton Metro-Viaduct is a railroad girder bridge located in the French department of Val-de-Marne in the Île-de-France region.

Since Charenton-le-Pont is located on a hillside overlooking the Marne, the viaduct is inclined to compensate for the difference in level between the two stations.

In anticipation of the metro's construction, buildings in Charenton's Rue de Paris were expropriated in 1937, including the Hôtel du Plessis-Bellière.

The steel girders were installed in June 1969, and the viaduct was completed in November, enabling load tests to be carried out using five-motor Sprague-Thomson trains.

[1] In the context of the extension of line 8 to Pointe du Lac, the viaduct was closed for renovations during the summers of 2010 and 2011, with a replacement shuttle service in place during this period.

[8] After the removal of the tracks and ballast, the concrete slab was replaced and then covered with an anti-vibration rubber coating, reducing noise levels by 10 dB per train.

Longitudinal section of the structure.
An MF 77 crosses the viaduct on its way to Paris.