Millau Viaduct - Wikipedia
WEBThe 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. The design team was led by engineer Michel Virlogeux and English architect Norman Foster.
Constructing the World's Longest Cable-Stayed Bridge
WEBAt 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 …
Millau viaduct – touristic guide | Aveyron tourism
WEBRecord breaking viaduct. 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.
Understanding the Millau Viaduct | Explore Millau
WEBThe epic of a titanic construction. 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.
Millau Viaduct | Explore Millau
WEBA modern masterpiece! 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.
The Viaduc de Millau - France
WEBMar 15, 2024 · The Millau Viaduct was built out of necessity: it opens up the southern Massif Central by creating a direct motorway between Clermont-Ferrand and Béziers. How? By building an aqueduct to cross a gap 2460 m long and thus span the Tarn valley in Aveyron. A technical challenge that required 13 years of study and ... 3 years of …
Visit the Millau Viaduct | Explore Millau
WEBAll about 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.
The Millau viaduct - A75 motorway bridge over the river Tarn
WEBOpened in 2004, Norman Foster's magnificent motorway bridge over the Tarn valley at Millau has established itself as one of the must-see modern monuments in France. It is the world's highest multi-span bridge (the deck is 900 ft above the valley floor at its deepest) and the longest suspended bridge in the world, and an engineering wonder of ...
Millau Viaduct | bridge, Millau, France | Britannica
WEBIn Midi-Pyrénées. Spanning the river, the magnificent Millau Viaduct (opened 2004) is the world’s tallest road bridge (1,125 feet [343 metres]). Traditional spas such as Ax-les-Thermes in Ariège and Cauterets and Bagnères-de-Bigorre in …
Millau Viaduct - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBThe Millau Viaduct is a large bridge in Millau, France in the Département of Aveyron. It was designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Sir Norman Foster. As of September 2020, it is the tallest bridge in the world, at 336.4 metres (1,104 ft) tall. [5]
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