The first bridge built by J.F Cail & Cie was the Pont d'Arcole built in 1855 in Paris.
It has a span of 80 m and was remarkable for being made of Iron instead of Cast iron.
From October 1857 till July 1859 the company then built the iron bridge over the Allier in Moulins, Allier.
Next came the bridges for the line from Lausanne to Fribourg.
 In the 1860s the factory for iron bridges in Grenelle occupied 1.8 hectares, and had 500 employees.

In the 1860s the joint venture between J.F. Cail and Fives-Lille (cf above) was also effective in bridge building.
In 1864 it built the Viaduc de Busseau of 56.5 m height.
In 1866 the joint venture  finished the Pont de l'Europe made of Structural channels and sheet metal.
In 1868-1869 it built the Viaduc du Belon and the Viaduc de la Bouille for the railroad from Gannat to Commentry.
The joint venture also built part of the main building of the Exposition Universelle (1867) 
Back on its own feet J.F. Cail company finished the Willemsbrug over the Meuse in Rotterdam in 1878.
The first bridge built by J.F Cail & Cie was the Pont d'Arcole built in 1855 in Paris. It has a span of 80 m and was remarkable for being made of Iron instead of Cast iron. From October 1857 till July 1859 the company then built the iron bridge over the Allier in Moulins, Allier. Next came the bridges for the line from Lausanne to Fribourg.  In the 1860s the factory for iron bridges in Grenelle occupied 1.8 hectares, and had 500 employees. 
In the 1860s the joint venture between J.F. Cail and Fives-Lille (cf above) was also effective in bridge building. In 1864 it built the Viaduc de Busseau of 56.5 m height. In 1866 the joint venture  finished the Pont de l'Europe made of Structural channels and sheet metal. In 1868-1869 it built the Viaduc du Belon and the Viaduc de la Bouille for the railroad from Gannat to Commentry. The joint venture also built part of the main building of the Exposition Universelle (1867) 
Back on its own feet J.F. Cail company finished the Willemsbrug over the Meuse in Rotterdam in 1878.
Société J. F. Cail & Cie