The
Millau Viaduct is the tallest bridge of the world with a height of 343 meters.
The bridge is even taller than the
Eiffel tower. The bridge was opened for public on 16th December,
2004. The Millau Viaduct is also the world’s longest cable-stayed bridge with a
total length of 2460 meters. The bridge spans over the valley of the river Tarn
in the southern part of France.
· -height of the
roadway over the Tarn valley is about 280 meters.
· -The total length of the
roadway is 2.46 kilometers and weighs about 36,000 tonnes.
· -There is a total of
eight spans resting on seven piers.
· -About 19,000 tones of
steel were used for the reinforcement of the concrete piers.
· -About 5,000 tonnes of
steel were used in the construction of stays and cables.
Eiffage
Group was the main constructor of the bridge and the total cost associated with
the bridge is anticipated to be 300 million Euros. The estimated lifespan of
the bridge is about 120 years. Millau Viaduct received the ‘2006 IABSE
Outstanding Structure Award’ for its high structural specifications.
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