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Friday 13 January 2012

Millau Bridge (Southern France) 900 feet above the valley floor



This amazing Bridge took only three years to complete with latest engineering techniques being employed. The traditional method of building a cable stay bridge involves building sections of the deck (roadway) and using cranes to put them in position.

Due to 900 feet above the valley floor, a new technique had to be developed. The central pillar is higher than the Eiffel Tower. The Bridge opened in December 2004 and is possibly one of the most breath taking bridges ever built.

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