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In this vicinity, we think it was near the Kervallon Bridge, we find this barred entrance to an old train tunnel.  The date engraved in stone above the entrance is "1930".  We think it must be part of the military/commercial rail system that was extended (with apparently many tunnels) from the main rail system that ended at the station where we first met Monique and Alain 4 days previously. See this "Schematic plan of the Arsenal de Brest" for an excellent map showing this rail line snaking through this large French Navy Base that ranges from the iconic Castle/Fortress, around the shoreline of the Penfeld River up to the Kervallon Bridge, then down river to its mouth, then southwest along the shore of the Bay of Brest where the WWI US Naval Air Station was located. This is the area along the banks of the River and shore of Brest Harbor that is referred to as  the "Brest Arsenal".  We will spend most of this interesting day on the west side of the river and exploring southwest of the mouth of the river.

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