Malleco Viaduct

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The Malleco Viaduct is a historic late-19th-century steel railway bridge in southern Chile, renowned for its impressive height and engineering significance as a national monument.

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Malleco Viaduct canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national monument of Chile ⓘ
railway bridge ⓘ
steel bridge ⓘ
viaduct ⓘ
architecturalStyle late 19th-century steel truss bridge ⓘ
carries single-track railway ⓘ
connects railway lines north and south of the Malleco River ⓘ
constructionMethod metal lattice piers supporting steel truss spans ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1886 ⓘ
country Chile ⓘ
crosses Malleco River ⓘ
culturalSignificance iconic structure in Chilean railway history ⓘ
designedBy Gustave Eiffel Company (attributed) ⓘ
linked to: Eiffel et Cie
era late 19th century ⓘ
hasType through truss bridge ⓘ
heightAboveRiver about 102 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Monument of Chile ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 1990 ⓘ
heritageDesignationStatus protected structure ⓘ
inaugurationDate 1890 ⓘ
listedIn Chilean national heritage register ⓘ
locatedIn Araucanía Region ⓘ
southern Chile ⓘ
locatedOnLine Santiago–Temuco railway line ⓘ
material steel ⓘ
near Collipulli ⓘ
notableFor height at time of construction ⓘ
historic engineering design ⓘ
steel lattice piers ⓘ
numberOfSpans 5 ⓘ
openingDate 1890 ⓘ
operator Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado ⓘ
owner Government of Chile ⓘ
partOf Chilean Central Railway network ⓘ
linked to: Chile rail network
passesOver Malleco River valley ⓘ
linked to: Malleco Valley
railGauge broad gauge used by Chilean State Railways ⓘ
recognizedAs engineering landmark in Chile ⓘ
region La Araucanía ⓘ
significance important example of 19th-century railway engineering in Chile ⓘ
symbol of Chilean railway expansion into the south ⓘ
status in use ⓘ
structureType truss bridge ⓘ
totalLength about 347 metres ⓘ
transportMode railway ⓘ
usedFor rail transport ⓘ

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Malleco River → hasCrossing → Malleco Viaduct ⓘ
Río Malleco → crossedBy → Malleco Viaduct ⓘ
Río Malleco → hasBridge → Malleco Viaduct ⓘ