Roquefavour Aqueduct

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Édouard Baldus , The Aqueduct around 1861.
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The Aqueduct of Roquefavour is an aqueduct of the Canal de Marseille, 393 m long and reaching a maximum height of 82.65 m . It is mainly located in the municipality of Ventabren in the Bouches-du-Rhône department , and to a small extent in that of Aix-en-Provence . It brings water from the Durance River to Marseille as drinking water .

The aqueduct crosses the valley of the Arc River and thus at the same time the road from Aix-en-Provence to Berre-l'Étang and a railway line. Construction began in 1841 and was completed in 1847. The two Swiss Franz Mayor de Montricher and William Fraisse (1803–1885) worked as senior engineers . The Pont du Gard, about half as high, served as an ancient model . Since 1975 the water of the aqueduct no longer flows openly in a channel , but in a pipe with a diameter of 2.20 m. The aqueduct has been under monument protection as a monument historique since 2005 .

  • The aqueduct

  • The canal at the exit of the aqueduct

  • Access corridor on the first level

  • Aqueduct and railway bridge

  • Detail

  • Aqueduct, railway bridge and arc

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ William FRAISSE (1803-1885). Retrieved April 24, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Monuments historiques Aqueduc de Roquefavour (également sur commune d'Aix-en-Provence). Retrieved April 24, 2017 (French).

literature

  • Georges Comair and Jerry R. Rogers: History of the Marseille Canal in France in: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2011 (proceedings)

Web links

Commons : Aqueduct of Roquefavour  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 43 ° 31 '0 "  N , 5 ° 18' 46.7"  E