
Viaduct on the Olona - Castellanza
On the old route of the Novara-Seregno line, 500 metres after the station of Castellanza in the direction of Seregno, the Olona river was crossed by a robust brickwork bridge, parallel to the road (now Via Piave). It consists of five round arches in solid brick, on which a single track passed for a total of 57 metres. Now closed down, like the old passenger building at Castellanza, it stands as a testament to a past during which trains heading beyond the borders travelled along its tracks.
Gallery
A postcard from the 1940s showing the bridge on the Olona river: the railway viaduct can be seen behind it Detail of the bridge The bridge, consisting of five round arches The bridge over the Olona at Castellanza, on the old Novara-Seregno route The bridge runs alongside the Via Piave road bridge, clearly visible in this photo through one of the viaduct’s arches Another view of the bridge, seen from Via Piave