I recently was forwarded information about the The Millau Viaduct. Did you know that this is part of the new E11 expressway connecting Paris and Barcelona. What is truly amazing is that it features the highest bridge piers ever constructed; the tallest is 240 meters (787 feet) high and the overall height is 336 meters (1102 feet), so at the moment this is the highest bridge in the world. It is taller than the Eiffel Tower . The Millau Viaduct is not straight because a straight road could induce a sensation of floating for drivers, which a slight curve remedies. The curve is 20km in range which gives you an indication of the mazive size of this structure. Also the road has a light incline of 3% to improve the visibility and reassure the driver.
If you google Millau Viaduct you will find some trully amazing images.
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I enjoyed your blog about the Millau Viaduct and promptly Googled it to find out more. Thought it looked a bit superimposed in some of the pictures and it seems sad that it would impose on what looks like a gorgeous old village but thats progress I guess.
Last year we drove from Milan, via Venice, Florence and all thru the South of France to Barcelona and have just discovered it was "up the road" from Perpignan (where we stayed, and Dan Carter is about to)so could have gone for a visit but alas seems we will have to do another time!!
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