Millau Viaduct - Wikipedia
The Millau Viaduct (French: Viaduc de Millau, IPA: [vja.dyk də mi.jo]) is a multispan cable-stayed bridge completed in 2004 across the gorge valley of the Tarn near (west of) Millau in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie Region, in Southern France.
Understanding the Millau Viaduct
The Millau Viaduct is the most spectacular link on the A75 freeway linking Clermont-Ferrant to Béziers. To date, more than 60 million vehicles have crossed the 2640 m of what is the highest motorway bridge in the world, resting on the Causse du Larzac to the south and the Causse Rouge to the north.
How the world’s tallest bridge changed the map of Europe - CNN
2024年8月20日 · Cantilevered high over the Tarn gorge in southern France, and yawning 2,460 meters (8,070 feet) in length, the Millau Viaduct is the world’s tallest bridge, with a structural height of 336.4...
Constructing the world's longest cable-stayed bridge
At 2,460 meters the Millau Viaduct is the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world. It crosses over the Tarn River in the south of France at a height of 270 meters. Specialists and structural engineers planned it for 20 years before construction began in the autumn of 2001.
Millau viaduct – touristic guide | Aveyron tourism
Millau viaduct holds the world record for the tallest bridge, culminating at 343 metres (higher than the Eiffel tower), 2460 metres long and touching the bottom of the Tarn valley in only 9 places.
Millau Viaduct: Construction Features of the World’s Tallest Bridge
The Millau Viaduct is the world’s tallest bridge constructed to connect Northern Europe and Eastern Spain. With its eight spans suspended from seven pylons, the total height of this cable-stayed bridge is 345 m, which makes it taller than Eiffel Tower.
Millau Viaduct - Explore Millau
A true monument of the Aveyron département, the Millau Viaduct flies like a flag over the Millau sky! Becoming an emblem of French know-how, it contributes to France’s influence abroad. Overlooking the Tarn valley, this footbridge has helped to open up the Massif Central.
Visit the Millau Viaduct
To discover all the records of the famous giant of concrete and steel, visit the aire du Viaduc de Millau. Both accessible from the autoroute A75 and from the heart of the town of Millau , this freeway service area offers you numerous services, an unforgettable viewpoint and a virtual discovery of the edifice. You’ll find:
39 Facts About Millau Viaduct
2024年10月11日 · The Millau Viaduct is the tallest bridge in the world, with its highest point reaching 1,125 feet above the valley floor. Designed by British architect Norman Foster and French engineer Michel Virlogeux, the bridge combines beauty with functionality.
The Viaduc de Millau - FRANCE.FR
At its commissioning in 2004, the Millau Viaduct became the highest motorway bridge in the world... Its deck, which rises 270 meters above the Tarn (Aveyron), is the longest cable-stayed bridge (2460 meters) with the highest stack rising 145 m high.