Millau Bridge, great works of technology and art

Millau Viaduct is a bridge spanning the valley of the river Tarn near Millau in southern France. This bridge was designed by British architect Norman Foster and engineer of French bridge Michel Virlogeux and started construction on October 10, 2001.

This is the tallest bridge in the world, with its highest peak of 343m, higher than the Eiffel Tower. This viaduct is part of the A75-A71 road traffic axis from Paris to Béziers. After 38 months of construction, this bridge was officially inaugurated on December 14, 2004 and opened for traffic two days later.

French building group Eiffage, built the Eiffel Tower in Paris to invest in the Millau Bridge project.

Eiffage Company has to spend a construction cost of US $ 524 million to get the fee for passing the Millau Bridge within 75 years.

Since the Millau Bridge is officially opened, each driver will have to pay a fee of 5.60 USD for a bridge crossing. Millau Bridge becomes a attraction for tourists from all over the world to visit and daily from 10,000 to 25,000 vehicles of all kinds.

The construction record

This demand has broken 3 world records:

The highest pylon tower in the world: Tower poles P2 and P3, respectively 244.96m and 221.05m respectively, the French record break was set up earlier by the Tulle viaducts and Verrières (141 m), and the record The world previously held by Kochertal viaduct (Germany), has a height of 181m at the time of its highest. Highest column in the world: the top of P2 tower is 343m high.

The highest bridge deck in the world, 270m high on the river Tarn at the highest point. It is almost twice the height of the previous highest bridge in Europe, Europabrücke in Austria. It is higher than the New River canyon bridge in West Virginia in the United States, with a height of 267m on the New River.

Here are some stunning images of the world's tallest Millau bridge between the deep Viaduc de Millau mountain in France:

Millau Bridge is being built in . clouds


With a special height, the Millau Bridge creates spectacular scenery when hidden in the clouds


This bridge is a feat of architecture and engineering. It is increasingly attracting many French and international tourists to this "road on the cloud".


The tallest bridge in the world - Milau Bridge (southern France) - across the river Tarn


Every day, 10,000 to 25,000 vehicles of all kinds circulate through this bridge


The maintenance of this bridge is not simple


The highest peak of the two main columns of this bridge is higher than the Eiffel Tower


French President Nicolas Sarkozy took a souvenir photo of the famous Millau Bridge


Millau viaduct has a romantic beauty in the night light


Every year, there is often a big marathon run over this bridge.


The panoramic view of the Millau Bridge is taken from the bottom of the valley.

Millau fruit is a product of modern construction technology, a great work of art.