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You might think there’s nothing special about this bridge, and Milliau Viaduct is indeed one of the more common-looking bridges, but the mere fact that it’s slightly taller than the Eiffel Tower makes it special.
Opened to traffic in December of 2004, Milliau Viaduct holds the current record for the world’s tallest vehicular bridge in the world, standing at an amazing 343 meters in its highest point, which makes it only 38 meters shorter than the Empire State Building. The bridge is set in Milliau, France is a part of the A75-A71 autorute from Paris to Beziers and it most likely lose its position as highest bridge deck in the world, when Chenab Bridge is completed in 209, in India, so we thought we’d mention it until then.
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2 comments
July 10, 2008
Amazing piece of engineering
August 6, 2008
The construction technique was also unique. It was built on the high ground on either side of the present bridge and then pushed out to meet in the middle. The technique required extra supports that have now been removed, but can you imagine the work that went into building this thing!?!
During its construction I visited the site, and ran into retired engineers from the UK that drove all the way down to Millau just to see this phenomenon in progress.