Austreberthe
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The Austreberthe is a 18-km river
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 of Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime is a French department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre...

. Its source is the village of Sainte-Austreberthe
Sainte-Austreberthe, Seine-Maritime
Sainte-Austreberthe is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A village of farming and forestry situated by the banks of the Austreberthe River, some northwest of Rouen at the junction of the D22, D53 and the D103...

. It meets the Seine
Seine
The Seine is a -long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Saint-Seine near Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre . It is navigable by ocean-going vessels...

 at Duclair
Duclair
Duclair is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A farming and light industrial town situated some west of the centre of Rouen at the junction of the D43, D5 and the D982 roads. The Austreberthe River joins the Seine at Duclair,...

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The Austreberthe is crossed by the Barentin Viaduct
Barentin Viaduct
Barentin Viaduct is a railway viaduct that crosses the Austreberthe River on the Paris–Le Havre line near to the town of Barentin, Normandy, France, about from Rouen. It was constructed of brick with 27 arches, high with a total length of...

, a noteworthy 30 meter high brick railway bridge built in 1846, about 19-km from Rouen
Rouen
Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...

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