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THE MILLAU VIADUCT
። France
Architect
° Sir Norman Foster
Head engineer
° engineer Michel Virlogeux
Constructed
° Construction began on 16th of October 2001 and finished in November 2003 but
Opened officially on 16 December 2004, at 9:00
Facts
° across the gorge valley of the Tarn near (west of) Millau in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie Region, in Southern France.
° The cost of construction was approximately €394 million (US$424 million).
° it is the tallest bridge in the world, at 336.4 metres (1,104 ft) tall.
Design Multiple-span cable-stayed viaduct motorway bridge
Material Concrete, steel
Total length 2,460 m (8,070 ft)
Width 32.05 m (105.2 ft)
Height 336.4 m (1,104 ft) (max pylon above ground) Longest span 342 m (1,122 ft)
Clearance below 270 m (890 ft)
Design life 120 years
THE MILLAU VIADUCT
። France
Architect
° Sir Norman Foster
Head engineer
° engineer Michel Virlogeux
Constructed
° Construction began on 16th of October 2001 and finished in November 2003 but
Opened officially on 16 December 2004, at 9:00
Facts
° across the gorge valley of the Tarn near (west of) Millau in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie Region, in Southern France.
° The cost of construction was approximately €394 million (US$424 million).
° it is the tallest bridge in the world, at 336.4 metres (1,104 ft) tall.
Design Multiple-span cable-stayed viaduct motorway bridge
Material Concrete, steel
Total length 2,460 m (8,070 ft)
Width 32.05 m (105.2 ft)
Height 336.4 m (1,104 ft) (max pylon above ground) Longest span 342 m (1,122 ft)
Clearance below 270 m (890 ft)
Design life 120 years