Cantilevered 1,104 feet over the dramatic Tarn Gorge, the Millau Viaduct is the world’s tallest bridge. Here’s how this wonder of the modern world was built.

Millau Viaduct’s figures are mind-boggling: a structural height of 343 meters, the same as that of the Eiffel Tower and a length of 2,460 meters, the world’s tallest bridge.

Millau Viaduct, France. Courtesy of Richard Leeming / Flickr. They’re the biggest, the boldest, the busiest—each of these bridges accomplishes a feat so fantastic our ancestors wouldn't have ...

Road Trip 2011: Filling the gap on the A75 autoroute from Paris to Perpignan, the Millau Viaduct rises up to 1,025 feet above the Tarn Valley below. And it looks good, too.

Cantilevered 1,104 feet over the dramatic Tarn Gorge, the Millau Viaduct is the world’s tallest bridge. Here’s how this wonder of the modern world was built.

Cantilevered 1,104 feet over the dramatic Tarn Gorge, the Millau Viaduct is the world’s tallest bridge. Here’s how this wonder of the modern world was built.

Cantilevered high over the Tarn gorge in southern France, and yawning 2,460 meters (8,070 feet) in length, the Millau Viaduct is the world’s tallest bridge, with a structural height of 336.4 ...