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31st October 2013

#1 - Hats Off! The Millau Viaduct

This amazing viaduct has been ranked as one of the great engineering achievements of all time.

The incredible Millau Viaduct bridge was opened in December 2004 and is the highest bridge in the world,
standing 270 meters (890 feet) over the Tarn River and is more than 340 meters (1,125 feet) in height at the top of its highest mast.
The bridge is two and a half kms in length.
It is slightly taller than the Eiffel Tower in Paris and only 38 meters (125 ft) shorter than the Empire State Building.
It is a cable-stayed road bridge designed by engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster.
It took only three years and two months from start of construction to opening and cost approximately € 400 million to complete.

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Robbie D7004-Oct-2014 20:29
Great shot .
Another place I must visit.
Missed Opportunities04-Nov-2013 02:39
Beautiful bridge design - - and - - wonderful capture
Cindi Smith01-Nov-2013 20:17
Wow!
borisalex01-Nov-2013 09:49
Great compostion to this imposing building!
Mieke WA Minkjan01-Nov-2013 06:31
beautiful capture of this great bridge
Hank Vander Velde01-Nov-2013 00:56
A super image and good info Chris. Thanks for sharing.
LynnH31-Oct-2013 22:07
An amazing construction feat and a wonderfully composed image! V
Al Chesworth31-Oct-2013 20:24
That is fantastic, a great feat of engineering.
Ann...31-Oct-2013 20:23
Fabulous place. I hope that you had time to go round the visitors centre. V
Ray :)31-Oct-2013 18:17
Would love to see this one day. And how appropriate it's semi-British too :-)
Walter Otto Koenig31-Oct-2013 17:37
Great photo of this amazing bridge Chris. Very interesting information too. "V"
J. Scott Coile31-Oct-2013 16:09
It is such a fine example of art in engineering!
larose forest photos31-Oct-2013 13:38
That is so amazing!! Terrific perspective and a great idea for the "hats off". V
Stephanie31-Oct-2013 13:04
Woohoo! I was hoping that you visited this gorgeous bridge! Isn't it amazing???
We drove across it twice because one time just wasn't enough! :)
Janice Dunn31-Oct-2013 08:24
I have heard a lot about the Millau Viaduct - it is an amazing building
Blandine Mangin31-Oct-2013 08:22
superb compo ! v
lisamidi31-Oct-2013 07:51
Yes, this is a masterpiece. Great image of it, Chris!
Long Bach Nguyen31-Oct-2013 06:52
fabulous composition
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