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The Cize–Bolozon viaduct is a combination rail and vehicular viaduct crossing the Ain gorge in
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
connecting the communes of Cize and
Bolozon Bolozon () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Cize''—''Bolozon station has rail connections to Bourg-en-Bresse and Oyonnax. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 commu ...
in the
Ain Ain (, ; frp, En) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where ...
''département''. An original span built in the same location in 1875 was destroyed in World War II. Reconstructed as an urgent post-war project due to its position on a main line to
Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
, the new viaduct reopened in May 1950. It carries road and rail traffic at different levels: the railway, which was closed for reinforcement and restoration in 2005, occupies the upper level. Part of the , it reopened in December 2010 as part of the international Paris–
Geneva , neighboring_municipalities= Carouge, Chêne-Bougeries, Cologny, Lancy, Grand-Saconnex, Pregny-Chambésy, Vernier, Veyrier , website = https://www.geneve.ch/ Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevr ...
line. The local road from
Poncin Poncin () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. It lies on the banks of the river Ain. History Of strategic importance during medieval times, Poncin is surrounded by city walls that are still in perfect shape despite their a ...
to
Thoirette Thoirette is a former commune in the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Thoirette-Coisia.Cize-Bolozon station


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Details of the Haut-Bugey line, showing the viaduct
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cize-Bolozon viaduct Railway bridges in France Bridges completed in 1875 Viaducts in France Bridges completed in 1950