The Millau Viaduct (French: le Viaduc de Millau, Occitan: lo Viaducte de Milhau) is a cable-stayed road-bridge that spans the valley of the river Tarnnear Millau in southern France. Designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest bridgein the world, with one mast's summit at 343.0 metres (1,125 ft). The viaduct is part of the A75-A71 autoroute axis from Paris to Montpellier. Construction cost was approximately €400 million. It was formally dedicated on 14 December 2004, inaugurated the day after and opened to traffic two days later. The bridge received the 2006 IABSE Outstanding Structure Award.
Millau bridge is located in the South of France. The reason to build the Millau bridge was to accommodate the huge traffic.
The volume of concrete used to build the Millau bridge is 85,000 m3 (cubic meters). The weight of this volume of concrete is 206,000 metric tons.
The Millau bridge in France is a suspension bridge.
It is forbidden to walk on the Millau bridge.
The Millau bridge is located in (Southern) France.
The Millau bridge is located in (Southern) France.
the highest bridge is the Millau Viaduct Official name: Le Viaduc de Millau
no one died during the construction of the millau bridge in France
The Millau Viaduct crosses the River Tarn. The Millau Viaduct is a is a cable-stayed bridge in southern France. It is the tallest bridge in the world.
suspension bridge
The Millau Viaduct bridge is the tallest bridge in the world. The mast of the Millau Viaduct bridge is 1,125 feet or 343 meters high.
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