Bridges and civil engineering structures

A string of viaducts boldly straddle the deep Luzège and Chavanon valleys and a series of spectacular dams retain the water of the Dordogne and its tributaries.

Canal des Moines - Aubazine This extraordinary 12C work of art has been carved out of the rock and constructed with impressive corbelling. Built by the monks from the...Learn +

Barrage - Bort les Orgues Opened in 1952, this imposing dam is 120m high and 390m in length along its upper section. Its reservoir, 21km long and with a surface area...Learn +

Viaduc des Rochers Noirs - Lapleau Situated in the communes of Lapleau and Soursac, this bold feat of engineering straddles the Luzège gorges at a height of 92m. Opened in...Learn +

Barrage de Marèges - Liginiac Opened in 1935. Built in a very deep gorge, this is the oldest of the dams in the upper valley of the Dordogne. Height: 90m. Reservoir: 16km...Learn +

Pont de Lantourne - Marcillac la Croisille Ancien pont de chemin de fer utilisé pour le passage du Tacot Tulle-Ussel. Ce pont-cage métallique de 207m de long ne fut construit qu'en...Learn +

Viaduc du Chavanon - Merlines A technical and aesthetic masterpiece, the 360m-long Viaduc du Chavanon crosses the wild valley of the same name, linking the Limousin (commune...Learn +

Viaduc du Pays de Tulle - Naves

Pont de Varieras - Perols sur Vezere Bridge maybe of Carolingian period, taken by the rural road from Varieras to Pérols sur Vézère.Learn +

Pont de Merle - Saint Bonnet lès Tours de Merle 500m from the site of Tours de Merle, on the D13 between the communes of St Geniez-ô-Merle and St Bonnet-les-Tours,enjoy a view of the second...Learn +

Pont de Merle - Saint Geniez O Merle 500m from the site of Tours de Merle, on the D13 between the communes of St Geniez-ô-Merle and St Bonnet-les-Tours,enjoy a view of the second...Learn +

Barrage du Chastang - Saint Martin la Meanne The construction of this dam, opened in 1952, flooded several bridges and an abbey. Height: 85m. Reservoir: 31kmlong.Learn +

Barrage du Chastang - Servières le Château The construction of this dam, opened in 1952, flooded several bridges and an abbey. Height: 85m. Reservoir: 31kmlong.Learn +

Barrage de l'Aigle - Soursac The construction of this dam lasted from 1935 to 1948 and the unfinished structure sheltered many Resistance fighters during the Second World...Learn +

Viaduc des Rochers Noirs - Soursac Situated in the communes of Lapleau and Soursac, this bold feat of engineering straddles the Luzège gorges at a height of 92m. Opened in...Learn +

Vieux pont sur la Vézère - Vigeois The old bridge of Vigeois, former to the 14th, known as "Bridge of the English", spans Vézère. It is equipped with almond pier-heads and...Learn +