Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Millau Viaduct - The Tallest Bridge in the World

Millau Viaduct Tallest Bridge

The Millau Viaduct is a cable-stayed road-bridge that spans the valley of the river Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest bridge in the world, with one mast's summit at 343.0 metres (1,125 ft).


The viaduct is part of the A75-A71 autoroute axis from Paris to Montpellier. Construction cost was approximately €400 million.

Millau Viaduct Tallest Bridge

Millau Viaduct Tallest Bridge

Millau Viaduct Tallest Bridge

Millau Viaduct Tallest Bridge


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