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Millau Viaduct: World's Highest Bridge

The Millau Viaduct is under construction in France and will be the highest bridge in the world at 343 meters tall when completed. It is part of a new highway connecting Paris and Barcelona, spanning 2.5 km across the Tarn River on 7 pylons, with the road deck 270 meters above the ground. Costing around 310 million euros to build, the unique suspension bridge design by Norman Foster is scheduled to open to traffic in December 2004 after only 39 months of construction.

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Millau Viaduct: World's Highest Bridge

The Millau Viaduct is under construction in France and will be the highest bridge in the world at 343 meters tall when completed. It is part of a new highway connecting Paris and Barcelona, spanning 2.5 km across the Tarn River on 7 pylons, with the road deck 270 meters above the ground. Costing around 310 million euros to build, the unique suspension bridge design by Norman Foster is scheduled to open to traffic in December 2004 after only 39 months of construction.

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The Millau Viaduct

Paris - Barcelona

Under construction is the highest bridge in the world. This bridge will be part of the A75 to link Paris with Barcelona.

This suspension bridge has a total length of 2.5 km and crosses the Tarn River. It is 343 meters high, a world record. The road, with two lanes on each side, will cross the river at 270 meters above ground. At its highest point,

the viaduct is even higher than the Eiffel Tower. Conceived


by Norman Foster, this suspension bridge is supported by seven pylons, instead of the two that are common for this kind of construction.

The total cost of the project is around 310 million euros (AUD $525 million). It will be open to traffic in December 2004, just 39 months after work began.

Translated from Portuguese by Mark Harrison, Adelaide

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