Millau Bridge

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Why
Millau Bridge
is special

The Millau Bridge in southern France is the world's most spectacularly designed modern bridge (see photo). It is more than just a viaduct. It has become a sightseeing destination.

Millau Bridge
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Measurements

The 7-piered Millau Bridge is 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) across. Its top rises 343 meters (1125 feet) about the Tarn River valley floor.

Function

It eliminates the traffic-jammed valley route on the motorway linking Paris with Barcelona, Spain. Before the viaduct was constructed, it could take summertime motorists an hour or more to traverse the valley. Now, they can do it in less than 2 minutes.

2005

The four-lane Millau Bridge opened in 2005 and can accommodate 25,000 vehicles per day.

Most eye-catching
viewing time

It is dreamlike when morning fog creates the impression that it is floating on clouds.

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