The Passerelle, also known as the Luxembourg Viaduct, is a viaduct

Viaduct

A viaduct is a bridge composed of several small spans. The term viaduct is derived from the Latin via for road and ducere to lead something. However, the Ancient Romans did not use that term per se; it is a modern derivation from an analogy with aqueduct. Like the Roman aqueducts, many early...

 in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

. It runs southwards from the city centre, Ville Haute

Ville Haute

Ville Haute is a quarter in central Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg.In 2001, the quarter had a population of 2,686 people.It is the historical center of Luxembourg City and is involved in its UNESCO World Heritage Site status....

, carrying road traffic across the Pétrusse

Pétrusse

The Pétrusse is a river flowing through Luxembourg, joining the Alzette at Luxembourg City. It flows through the town of Hollerich....

 valley and connecting Boulevard Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Avenue de la Gare. It is 290m long, with 24 arches, and 45m above the valley floor.

It is also known as the Old Bridge by people from Luxembourg City. The 'new bridge' in this comparison is the Adolphe Bridge

Adolphe Bridge

Adolphe Bridge is an arch bridge in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. The bridge takes road traffic across the Pétrusse, connecting Boulevard Royal, in Ville Haute, to Avenue de la Liberté, in Gare...

, which was built between 1900 and 1903.

The Passerelle was built between 1859 and 1861 to connect the city centre with Luxembourg's new railway station

Luxembourg railway station

Luxembourg railway station is the main railway station serving Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is operated by Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois, the state-owned railway company....

, which was located away from the city centre so as to not detract from the defensive capabilities of the city's fortress. It was conceived by the engineers Edouard Grenier and Auguste Letellier, and built by the British company Waring Brothers

Waring Brothers

Waring Brothers was a British company specialising in railway structures.-History:The Company was founded by Charles Waring, William Waring and Henry Waring in 1841 in York as a civil engineering business....

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