Built by French engineer Gustave Eiffel for the Caen to Saint-Lô and Vire line, the Viaduc de la Souleuvre opened November 12, 1893.

The height of these pillars varies between 26 m and 60 m, their bases are 18 m by 8 m and their tops are 7 m by 4 m. They were built with granite blocks from the Vire region quarries, each of a weight of 350 kg, and with mortar sand from the Chausey Islands, totaling 14000 m³.

Before World War II, about 15 trains a day crossed the viaduct.

Despite large local preservationist opinion campaigns, the railway platform was demolished in 1970.

In 1990, a permanent platform for bungee jumping was established by A. J. Hackett atop the highest pillar.