Charleville-Mézières Railway Bridge [Photo] Location?

[eisenbahn.tv]

Hello,

 

 

I'm going slightly mad finding out which bridge this was.

 

I've drawn the bridges into a map.

 

The problem: none of them fits. All the bridges have been rebuilt besides the old bridge - not in the same position. The picture shows definitely a bridge built above the old, destroyed one.

Second point: the Maas is in any postition much wider than this water..

Third point: all were made of stone, this one out of steal.

 

Anyone a idea?

 

Regards Gabriel

[Sly]

Hi Gabriel,

 

Interesting, considering the width of the water it doesn't match with the Meuse river at Charleville. It's a bridge on a canal, that could be somewhere near Charleville or on a railway line leading to Charleville. I have just asked the question on a French railway forum.

 

Regards,

Sly

 

 

[CountryJohn]

For what it's worth, there is a high resolution / zoomable copy of this image copyrighted to the Archives départmentales des Ardennes here: -

 

http://tinyurl.com/y49fmm9x

 

I don't know if an enquiry to them might produce some location information?

 

CJ

[eisenbahn.tv]

Thanks for your answers.