https://www.23hq.com/tag/millau/dk en-us 23people http://www.23hq.com/resources/um-style/logo-20.gif http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.23hq.com/rss/tag/millau/dk false https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6075826 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6075826"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976498/6075826_bc098e30373124ddcd9b2a9be695bb26_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Millau, France</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/">Dan-Tuyet Tham</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6075826 Sat, 02 Oct 2010 14:19:14 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6075775 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6075775"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976489/6075775_6a74f617987cd2870cc11c95b290b17c_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Millau, France</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/">Dan-Tuyet Tham</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6075775 Sat, 02 Oct 2010 14:08:03 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6075739 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6075739"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976496/6075739_bf51de09fc0f391f2fb0b288176c4a78_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Millau, France</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/">Dan-Tuyet Tham</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6075739 Sat, 02 Oct 2010 13:58:37 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6075718 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6075718"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976483/6075718_c15fa61f905f4229b74414ec854c736e_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Millau</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/">Dan-Tuyet Tham</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6075718 Sat, 02 Oct 2010 13:52:40 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6075691 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6075691"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976488/6075691_5c2163e412c8d90e332048e03b49843b_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Millau, France</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/">Dan-Tuyet Tham</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6075691 Sat, 02 Oct 2010 13:42:55 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072458 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072458"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976496/6072458_a8c69c884ed4389d37507ff511173b24_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Millau bridge, France.<br /> 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 Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest bridge in 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.<br /> The bridge’s construction broke three world records:</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">The highest pylons in the world: pylons P2 and P3, 244.96 metres (803 ft 8 in) and 221.05 metres (725 ft 3 in) in height respectively, broke the French record previously held by the Tulle and Verrières Viaducts (141 m/463 ft), and the world record previously held by the Kochertal Viaduct (Germany), which is 181 metres (594 ft) at its highest;<br /> The highest bridge tower in the world: the mast atop pylon P2 peaks at 343 metres (1,125 ft).<br /> The highest road bridge deck in Europe, 270 m (890 ft) above the Tarn River at its highest point. It is nearly twice as tall as the previous tallest vehicular bridges in Europe, the Europabrücke in Austria and the Italia Viaduct in Italy. It is slightly higher than the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia in the United States, which is 267 m (876 ft) above the New River.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/">Dan-Tuyet Tham</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072458 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:26:11 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072453 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072453"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976493/6072453_3f12bde568f46ac10966f3d947ec1a71_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Millau bridge, France.<br /> 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 Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest bridge in 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.<br /> The bridge’s construction broke three world records:</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">The highest pylons in the world: pylons P2 and P3, 244.96 metres (803 ft 8 in) and 221.05 metres (725 ft 3 in) in height respectively, broke the French record previously held by the Tulle and Verrières Viaducts (141 m/463 ft), and the world record previously held by the Kochertal Viaduct (Germany), which is 181 metres (594 ft) at its highest;<br /> The highest bridge tower in the world: the mast atop pylon P2 peaks at 343 metres (1,125 ft).<br /> The highest road bridge deck in Europe, 270 m (890 ft) above the Tarn River at its highest point. It is nearly twice as tall as the previous tallest vehicular bridges in Europe, the Europabrücke in Austria and the Italia Viaduct in Italy. It is slightly higher than the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia in the United States, which is 267 m (876 ft) above the New River.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/">Dan-Tuyet Tham</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072453 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:24:28 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072451 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072451"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976491/6072451_8a31f3be0c8d6394211ace14cf658b7e_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Millau bridge, France.<br /> 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 Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest bridge in 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.<br /> The bridge’s construction broke three world records:</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">The highest pylons in the world: pylons P2 and P3, 244.96 metres (803 ft 8 in) and 221.05 metres (725 ft 3 in) in height respectively, broke the French record previously held by the Tulle and Verrières Viaducts (141 m/463 ft), and the world record previously held by the Kochertal Viaduct (Germany), which is 181 metres (594 ft) at its highest;<br /> The highest bridge tower in the world: the mast atop pylon P2 peaks at 343 metres (1,125 ft).<br /> The highest road bridge deck in Europe, 270 m (890 ft) above the Tarn River at its highest point. It is nearly twice as tall as the previous tallest vehicular bridges in Europe, the Europabrücke in Austria and the Italia Viaduct in Italy. It is slightly higher than the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia in the United States, which is 267 m (876 ft) above the New River.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/">Dan-Tuyet Tham</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072451 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:21:25 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072450 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072450"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976481/6072450_20f30b62aa8379b5c3eaedbc2177e4e5_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Millau bridge, France.<br /> 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 Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest bridge in 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.<br /> The bridge’s construction broke three world records:</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">The highest pylons in the world: pylons P2 and P3, 244.96 metres (803 ft 8 in) and 221.05 metres (725 ft 3 in) in height respectively, broke the French record previously held by the Tulle and Verrières Viaducts (141 m/463 ft), and the world record previously held by the Kochertal Viaduct (Germany), which is 181 metres (594 ft) at its highest;<br /> The highest bridge tower in the world: the mast atop pylon P2 peaks at 343 metres (1,125 ft).<br /> The highest road bridge deck in Europe, 270 m (890 ft) above the Tarn River at its highest point. It is nearly twice as tall as the previous tallest vehicular bridges in Europe, the Europabrücke in Austria and the Italia Viaduct in Italy. It is slightly higher than the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia in the United States, which is 267 m (876 ft) above the New River.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/">Dan-Tuyet Tham</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072450 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:19:44 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072446 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072446"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976485/6072446_1af4e17932a8a41e9b8d9ca6916a7de4_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Millau bridge, France.<br /> 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 Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest bridge in 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.<br /> The bridge’s construction broke three world records:</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">The highest pylons in the world: pylons P2 and P3, 244.96 metres (803 ft 8 in) and 221.05 metres (725 ft 3 in) in height respectively, broke the French record previously held by the Tulle and Verrières Viaducts (141 m/463 ft), and the world record previously held by the Kochertal Viaduct (Germany), which is 181 metres (594 ft) at its highest;<br /> The highest bridge tower in the world: the mast atop pylon P2 peaks at 343 metres (1,125 ft).<br /> The highest road bridge deck in Europe, 270 m (890 ft) above the Tarn River at its highest point. It is nearly twice as tall as the previous tallest vehicular bridges in Europe, the Europabrücke in Austria and the Italia Viaduct in Italy. It is slightly higher than the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia in the United States, which is 267 m (876 ft) above the New River.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/">Dan-Tuyet Tham</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072446 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:17:22 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072440 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072440"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976498/6072440_a32cbcf7d49a8e3c4714f511d30403f1_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Millau bridge, France</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/">Dan-Tuyet Tham</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072440 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:14:57 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072430 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072430"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976499/6072430_1a08a988eed1a9314e18c1b9886dcbc0_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Millau bridge, France.<br /> 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 Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest bridge in 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.<br /> The bridge’s construction broke three world records:</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">The highest pylons in the world: pylons P2 and P3, 244.96 metres (803 ft 8 in) and 221.05 metres (725 ft 3 in) in height respectively, broke the French record previously held by the Tulle and Verrières Viaducts (141 m/463 ft), and the world record previously held by the Kochertal Viaduct (Germany), which is 181 metres (594 ft) at its highest;<br /> The highest bridge tower in the world: the mast atop pylon P2 peaks at 343 metres (1,125 ft).<br /> The highest road bridge deck in Europe, 270 m (890 ft) above the Tarn River at its highest point. It is nearly twice as tall as the previous tallest vehicular bridges in Europe, the Europabrücke in Austria and the Italia Viaduct in Italy. It is slightly higher than the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia in the United States, which is 267 m (876 ft) above the New River.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/">Dan-Tuyet Tham</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072430 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:08:04 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072427 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072427"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976483/6072427_49f2865fa2e0fb7476db93aeac7fa538_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Millau bridge, France.<br /> 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 Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest bridge in 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.<br /> The bridge’s construction broke three world records:</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">The highest pylons in the world: pylons P2 and P3, 244.96 metres (803 ft 8 in) and 221.05 metres (725 ft 3 in) in height respectively, broke the French record previously held by the Tulle and Verrières Viaducts (141 m/463 ft), and the world record previously held by the Kochertal Viaduct (Germany), which is 181 metres (594 ft) at its highest;<br /> The highest bridge tower in the world: the mast atop pylon P2 peaks at 343 metres (1,125 ft).<br /> The highest road bridge deck in Europe, 270 m (890 ft) above the Tarn River at its highest point. It is nearly twice as tall as the previous tallest vehicular bridges in Europe, the Europabrücke in Austria and the Italia Viaduct in Italy. It is slightly higher than the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia in the United States, which is 267 m (876 ft) above the New River.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/">Dan-Tuyet Tham</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072427 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:06:10 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072426 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072426"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976498/6072426_aee96417d02ccca4e296fdebc76831b8_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Millau bridge, France.<br /> 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 Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest bridge in 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.<br /> The bridge’s construction broke three world records:</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">The highest pylons in the world: pylons P2 and P3, 244.96 metres (803 ft 8 in) and 221.05 metres (725 ft 3 in) in height respectively, broke the French record previously held by the Tulle and Verrières Viaducts (141 m/463 ft), and the world record previously held by the Kochertal Viaduct (Germany), which is 181 metres (594 ft) at its highest;<br /> The highest bridge tower in the world: the mast atop pylon P2 peaks at 343 metres (1,125 ft).<br /> The highest road bridge deck in Europe, 270 m (890 ft) above the Tarn River at its highest point. It is nearly twice as tall as the previous tallest vehicular bridges in Europe, the Europabrücke in Austria and the Italia Viaduct in Italy. It is slightly higher than the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia in the United States, which is 267 m (876 ft) above the New River.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/">Dan-Tuyet Tham</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072426 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:04:26 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072423 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072423"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976487/6072423_01b0dd2437999c20569797c7d3654739_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Millau bridge, France.<br /> 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 Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest bridge in 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.<br /> The bridge’s construction broke three world records:</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">The highest pylons in the world: pylons P2 and P3, 244.96 metres (803 ft 8 in) and 221.05 metres (725 ft 3 in) in height respectively, broke the French record previously held by the Tulle and Verrières Viaducts (141 m/463 ft), and the world record previously held by the Kochertal Viaduct (Germany), which is 181 metres (594 ft) at its highest;<br /> The highest bridge tower in the world: the mast atop pylon P2 peaks at 343 metres (1,125 ft).<br /> The highest road bridge deck in Europe, 270 m (890 ft) above the Tarn River at its highest point. It is nearly twice as tall as the previous tallest vehicular bridges in Europe, the Europabrücke in Austria and the Italia Viaduct in Italy. It is slightly higher than the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia in the United States, which is 267 m (876 ft) above the New River.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/">Dan-Tuyet Tham</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072423 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:01:07 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072417 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072417"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976495/6072417_585b8910573b6496893250edec9e97df_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Millau bridge, France.<br /> 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 Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest bridge in 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.<br /> The bridge’s construction broke three world records:</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">The highest pylons in the world: pylons P2 and P3, 244.96 metres (803 ft 8 in) and 221.05 metres (725 ft 3 in) in height respectively, broke the French record previously held by the Tulle and Verrières Viaducts (141 m/463 ft), and the world record previously held by the Kochertal Viaduct (Germany), which is 181 metres (594 ft) at its highest;<br /> The highest bridge tower in the world: the mast atop pylon P2 peaks at 343 metres (1,125 ft).<br /> The highest road bridge deck in Europe, 270 m (890 ft) above the Tarn River at its highest point. It is nearly twice as tall as the previous tallest vehicular bridges in Europe, the Europabrücke in Austria and the Italia Viaduct in Italy. It is slightly higher than the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia in the United States, which is 267 m (876 ft) above the New River.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/">Dan-Tuyet Tham</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072417 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:58:29 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072412 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072412"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976500/6072412_1432780863f824d4a4416a236e710312_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Millau bridge, France.<br /> 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 Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest bridge in 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.<br /> The bridge’s construction broke three world records:</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">The highest pylons in the world: pylons P2 and P3, 244.96 metres (803 ft 8 in) and 221.05 metres (725 ft 3 in) in height respectively, broke the French record previously held by the Tulle and Verrières Viaducts (141 m/463 ft), and the world record previously held by the Kochertal Viaduct (Germany), which is 181 metres (594 ft) at its highest;<br /> The highest bridge tower in the world: the mast atop pylon P2 peaks at 343 metres (1,125 ft).<br /> The highest road bridge deck in Europe, 270 m (890 ft) above the Tarn River at its highest point. It is nearly twice as tall as the previous tallest vehicular bridges in Europe, the Europabrücke in Austria and the Italia Viaduct in Italy. It is slightly higher than the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia in the United States, which is 267 m (876 ft) above the New River.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/">Dan-Tuyet Tham</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072412 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:55:31 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072409 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072409"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976495/6072409_8765502d2776de3c504f3044ab3ca39f_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Millau bridge, France.<br /> 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 Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest bridge in 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.<br /> The bridge’s construction broke three world records:</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">The highest pylons in the world: pylons P2 and P3, 244.96 metres (803 ft 8 in) and 221.05 metres (725 ft 3 in) in height respectively, broke the French record previously held by the Tulle and Verrières Viaducts (141 m/463 ft), and the world record previously held by the Kochertal Viaduct (Germany), which is 181 metres (594 ft) at its highest;<br /> The highest bridge tower in the world: the mast atop pylon P2 peaks at 343 metres (1,125 ft).<br /> The highest road bridge deck in Europe, 270 m (890 ft) above the Tarn River at its highest point. It is nearly twice as tall as the previous tallest vehicular bridges in Europe, the Europabrücke in Austria and the Italia Viaduct in Italy. It is slightly higher than the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia in the United States, which is 267 m (876 ft) above the New River.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/">Dan-Tuyet Tham</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072409 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:53:50 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072407 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072407"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976484/6072407_de2aa450ca4f342bf992affaf34bbae5_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Millau bridge, France.<br /> 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 Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest bridge in 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.<br /> The bridge’s construction broke three world records:</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">The highest pylons in the world: pylons P2 and P3, 244.96 metres (803 ft 8 in) and 221.05 metres (725 ft 3 in) in height respectively, broke the French record previously held by the Tulle and Verrières Viaducts (141 m/463 ft), and the world record previously held by the Kochertal Viaduct (Germany), which is 181 metres (594 ft) at its highest;<br /> The highest bridge tower in the world: the mast atop pylon P2 peaks at 343 metres (1,125 ft).<br /> The highest road bridge deck in Europe, 270 m (890 ft) above the Tarn River at its highest point. It is nearly twice as tall as the previous tallest vehicular bridges in Europe, the Europabrücke in Austria and the Italia Viaduct in Italy. It is slightly higher than the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia in the United States, which is 267 m (876 ft) above the New River.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/">Dan-Tuyet Tham</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072407 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:51:48 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072396 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072396"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976481/6072396_5db7c11ce07fac00a79c60520e5a8ee2_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Millau bridge, France.<br /> 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 Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest bridge in 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.<br /> The bridge’s construction broke three world records:</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">The highest pylons in the world: pylons P2 and P3, 244.96 metres (803 ft 8 in) and 221.05 metres (725 ft 3 in) in height respectively, broke the French record previously held by the Tulle and Verrières Viaducts (141 m/463 ft), and the world record previously held by the Kochertal Viaduct (Germany), which is 181 metres (594 ft) at its highest;<br /> The highest bridge tower in the world: the mast atop pylon P2 peaks at 343 metres (1,125 ft).<br /> The highest road bridge deck in Europe, 270 m (890 ft) above the Tarn River at its highest point. It is nearly twice as tall as the previous tallest vehicular bridges in Europe, the Europabrücke in Austria and the Italia Viaduct in Italy. It is slightly higher than the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia in the United States, which is 267 m (876 ft) above the New River.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/">Dan-Tuyet Tham</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072396 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:45:00 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072368 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072368"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976491/6072368_1e54d275a85034b7294082800ebb3756_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/">Dan-Tuyet Tham</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072368 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:26:14 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072359 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072359"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976490/6072359_3b0cd4b7f495c7a0f9af4eb8ea068df1_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Millau bridge, France.<br /> 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 Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest bridge in 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.<br /> The bridge’s construction broke three world records:</p> <p>The highest pylons in the world: pylons P2 and P3, 244.96 metres (803 ft 8 in) and 221.05 metres (725 ft 3 in) in height respectively, broke the French record previously held by the Tulle and Verrières Viaducts (141 m/463 ft), and the world record previously held by the Kochertal Viaduct (Germany), which is 181 metres (594 ft) at its highest;<br /> The highest bridge tower in the world: the mast atop pylon P2 peaks at 343 metres (1,125 ft).<br /> The highest road bridge deck in Europe, 270 m (890 ft) above the Tarn River at its highest point. It is nearly twice as tall as the previous tallest vehicular bridges in Europe, the Europabrücke in Austria and the Italia Viaduct in Italy. It is slightly higher than the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia in the United States, which is 267 m (876 ft) above the New River.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">44° 4' 49.72" N 3° 1' 22.88" E</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/">Dan-Tuyet Tham</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072359 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:16:55 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072346 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072346"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976487/6072346_c23e0d361ecda2944f35f9da1fb9809b_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Millau bridge and a view to Millau town, France.<br /> 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 Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest bridge in 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.<br /> The bridge’s construction broke three world records:</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">The highest pylons in the world: pylons P2 and P3, 244.96 metres (803 ft 8 in) and 221.05 metres (725 ft 3 in) in height respectively, broke the French record previously held by the Tulle and Verrières Viaducts (141 m/463 ft), and the world record previously held by the Kochertal Viaduct (Germany), which is 181 metres (594 ft) at its highest;<br /> The highest bridge tower in the world: the mast atop pylon P2 peaks at 343 metres (1,125 ft).<br /> The highest road bridge deck in Europe, 270 m (890 ft) above the Tarn River at its highest point. It is nearly twice as tall as the previous tallest vehicular bridges in Europe, the Europabrücke in Austria and the Italia Viaduct in Italy. It is slightly higher than the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia in the United States, which is 267 m (876 ft) above the New River.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/">Dan-Tuyet Tham</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072346 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:07:54 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072343 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072343"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976484/6072343_ed70c8436336893a568644b6ccb77611_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Millau bridge, France.<br /> 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 Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest bridge in 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.<br /> The bridge’s construction broke three world records:</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">The highest pylons in the world: pylons P2 and P3, 244.96 metres (803 ft 8 in) and 221.05 metres (725 ft 3 in) in height respectively, broke the French record previously held by the Tulle and Verrières Viaducts (141 m/463 ft), and the world record previously held by the Kochertal Viaduct (Germany), which is 181 metres (594 ft) at its highest;<br /> The highest bridge tower in the world: the mast atop pylon P2 peaks at 343 metres (1,125 ft).<br /> The highest road bridge deck in Europe, 270 m (890 ft) above the Tarn River at its highest point. It is nearly twice as tall as the previous tallest vehicular bridges in Europe, the Europabrücke in Austria and the Italia Viaduct in Italy. It is slightly higher than the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia in the United States, which is 267 m (876 ft) above the New River.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/">Dan-Tuyet Tham</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6072343 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:00:44 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6005171 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6005171"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976490/6005171_b0c68859bb1850b1a527a063a627c218_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Millau bridge, France.<br /> 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 Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest bridge in 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.<br /> The bridge’s construction broke three world records:</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">The highest pylons in the world: pylons P2 and P3, 244.96 metres (803 ft 8 in) and 221.05 metres (725 ft 3 in) in height respectively, broke the French record previously held by the Tulle and Verrières Viaducts (141 m/463 ft), and the world record previously held by the Kochertal Viaduct (Germany), which is 181 metres (594 ft) at its highest;<br /> The highest bridge tower in the world: the mast atop pylon P2 peaks at 343 metres (1,125 ft).<br /> The highest road bridge deck in Europe, 270 m (890 ft) above the Tarn River at its highest point. It is nearly twice as tall as the previous tallest vehicular bridges in Europe, the Europabrücke in Austria and the Italia Viaduct in Italy. It is slightly higher than the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia in the United States, which is 267 m (876 ft) above the New River.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/">Dan-Tuyet Tham</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6005171 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:56:28 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6005170 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6005170"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976485/6005170_033c2a7812e9fc889df177f373e4ac56_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Millau bridge, France.<br /> 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 Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest bridge in 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.<br /> The bridge’s construction broke three world records:</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">The highest pylons in the world: pylons P2 and P3, 244.96 metres (803 ft 8 in) and 221.05 metres (725 ft 3 in) in height respectively, broke the French record previously held by the Tulle and Verrières Viaducts (141 m/463 ft), and the world record previously held by the Kochertal Viaduct (Germany), which is 181 metres (594 ft) at its highest;<br /> The highest bridge tower in the world: the mast atop pylon P2 peaks at 343 metres (1,125 ft).<br /> The highest road bridge deck in Europe, 270 m (890 ft) above the Tarn River at its highest point. It is nearly twice as tall as the previous tallest vehicular bridges in Europe, the Europabrücke in Austria and the Italia Viaduct in Italy. It is slightly higher than the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia in the United States, which is 267 m (876 ft) above the New River.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/">Dan-Tuyet Tham</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6005170 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:55:55 GMT https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6005168 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6005168"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5976493/6005168_ef6b660b267bc6726ea68d0f1b47af59_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Millau bridge, France.<br /> 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 Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest bridge in 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.<br /> The bridge’s construction broke three world records:</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">The highest pylons in the world: pylons P2 and P3, 244.96 metres (803 ft 8 in) and 221.05 metres (725 ft 3 in) in height respectively, broke the French record previously held by the Tulle and Verrières Viaducts (141 m/463 ft), and the world record previously held by the Kochertal Viaduct (Germany), which is 181 metres (594 ft) at its highest;<br /> The highest bridge tower in the world: the mast atop pylon P2 peaks at 343 metres (1,125 ft).<br /> The highest road bridge deck in Europe, 270 m (890 ft) above the Tarn River at its highest point. It is nearly twice as tall as the previous tallest vehicular bridges in Europe, the Europabrücke in Austria and the Italia Viaduct in Italy. It is slightly higher than the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia in the United States, which is 267 m (876 ft) above the New River.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/">Dan-Tuyet Tham</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/Dan-Tuyet/photo/6005168 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:55:22 GMT