Looks like the highest transport bridge in the world (photos)
Its roadbed is at an altitude of 270 meters above the ground.
In the South of France, over the valley of the river tarn, is an amazing engineering structure is the Millau Viaduct. This roadbed length of 2460 meters and a width of 32 meters, standing on seven concrete piers. The bridge is made in the form of a half circle, its radius is 20 kilometers, and the total weight of the steel deck of the Viaduct is 36 thousand tons.
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The Millau viaduct is known as the highest transport bridge in the world, and this is not surprising. Its roadbed is at an altitude of 270 meters above the ground. To strong gusts of wind did not affect the movement of vehicles on both sides of the highway, installed a special protective screen.
The Millau viaduct is part of the high-speed motorway A75 and is the shortest way from Paris through Clermont-Ferrand to the Mediterranean.
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About the necessity of building the bridge began in 1987 to relieve the ground of the highway. But only in 1996 engineers approved the final design and construction plan. In 2001, the French engineering company “Eiffage” (which includes the workshops of Gustave Eiffel) started the construction of the edifice.
Built the Millau Viaduct three years — its official opening was held on 14 December 2004. And the construction cost authorities approximately 400 million euros.
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The Millau viaduct is the bridge three times-a record. Until 2015 he was the owner of the highest bridge supports (244,96 meters), the highest mast (343 meters) and the high set of the roadway (270 m, called the ground).
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