204 m (669 ft), 6×342 m (1,122 ft), 204 m (669 ft)[1]
Clearance below
270 m (890 ft)[1][3]
Design life
120 years
History
Designer
Dr Michel Virlogeux, structural engineer[1]
Constructed by
Compagnie Eiffage du Viaduc de Millau[1][2][3][4]
Construction start
16 October 2001; 22 years ago (2001-10-16)[1]
Construction cost
€394 million[2]
Opened
16 December 2004, at 9:00[1]
Inaugurated
14 December 2004; 19 years ago (2004-12-14)[1]
Statistics
Toll
from €8.30
Location
The Millau Viaduct (French: Viaduc de Millau, IPA:[vja.dykdəmi.jo]) is a multispan cable-stayed bridge completed in 2004 across the gorge valley of the Tarn near (west of) Millau in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie Region, in Southern France. The design team was led by engineer Michel Virlogeux and English architect Norman Foster.[2][3][4] As of October 2023,[update] it is the tallest bridge in the world, having a structural height of 336.4 metres (1,104 ft).[1]
The Millau Viaduct is part of the A75[4]–A71 autoroute axis from Paris to Béziers and Montpellier. The cost of construction was approximately €394 million (US$424 million).[2] It was built over three years, formally inaugurated on 14 December 2004,[1][2] and opened to traffic two days later on 16 December.[5] The bridge has been consistently ranked as one of the greatest engineering achievements of modern times, and received the 2006 Outstanding Structure Award from the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering.[6][7][8][9]
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