The Black Rock Viaduct, also known as the Roche-Taillade Viaduct, is a suspended bridge linking Lapleau to Soursac, over the Luzège. This audacious work is an integral part of the Ventadour-Egletons-Monédières landscape, adding its history and authenticity to the Luzège valley, which at the time it was possible to cross at a height of 92 meters.
The Black Rocks Viaduct
This hundred-year-old Corrèze viaduct was inaugurated in 1913 by Raymond Poincaré, after 4 years of work to erect this bridge between Lapleau and Soursac. Designed under the Gisclard model, the Black Rocks Viaduct is nowadays a rare viaduct since only 5 bridges (out of 41 built with this model throughout the world) are still standing, all located in France.
Classified Historical Monument in 2000, Black Rocks Viaduct was, until 1959, the Transcorrezian’s steam train line (also called Tacot), which connected Tulle and Ussel and of which we now find some vestiges here and there on the Ventadour-Egletons-Monédières territory.
Becoming a vehicle road after the end of the Tacot railway activity, it is now prohibited to all traffic (pedestrian and road) as a preventive measure.
