The Millau Viaduct is a multispan cable-stayed bridge crossing the gorge of the Tarn River near Millau in the Aveyron department of southern France. Completed in 2004, it was designed by engineer Michel Virlogeux with architect Norman Foster, and its structural height of 343 meters made it the tallest bridge in the world for more than two decades.
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Completion Year SignificanceThe tallest bridge in the world for over two decades, with a structural height of 343 metres. 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: Millau Viaduct, the same subject.
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1. Wikipedia: Millau Viaduct
WikipediaLead section, first sentence (completion year)
The Millau Viaduct is a multispan cable-stayed bridge completed in 2004 across the gorge valley of the Tarn near Millau in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie Region, in Southern France.
Lead section, third sentence (height record)
It was the tallest bridge in the world for over two decades, with a structural height of 343 metres (1,125 ft).
Route section
The Millau Viaduct is part of the A75-A71 autoroute axis from Paris to Beziers and Montpellier.
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