Comprised of 8 consecutive cable stayed spans totaling 8,100 feet 2460 mtrs, the viaduct is the tallest bridge structure in the world with a pier and mast rising a lofty 1,100 feet 335 mtrs above the ground. Spanning the river, the magnificent millau viaduct opened 2004 is the worlds tallest road bridge 1,125 feet 343 metres. As of november 2018, it is the tallest bridge in the world, having a. Designed by the structural engineer michel virlogeux and british. The city of millau is located in the district of millau. Descargue como docx, pdf, txt o lea en linea desde scribd. Millau viaduct 10 facts on the tallest bridge in the world. Lav en bog download som pdf udskriftsvenlig udgave. No other high bridge in history caught the eye of the media more than the opening of the millau viaduct in 2004. In an anglofrench partnership, dubious discuss it was designed by the french structural engineer michel virlogeux and english architect norman foster. The design and the construction of the millau viaduct. It presents different points of interest from the point of view of mutps.
Traditional spas such as axlesthermes in ariege and cauterets and bagneresdebigorre in hautepyrenees draw tourists as well. It is a singular structure both for its location in eastern sierra madre and its dimensions. In this lesson, well explore the history and design of the millau viaduct and examine the process of how. The gilberto borja navarrete viaduct previously san marcos viaduct spans the river san marcos in the mexico citytuxpan corridor. The millau viaduct is not only considered as an exceptional piece of work from the. The city of millau is a french city located south of france. Imgwebcastilla y leoningenieriahumanismoobra jmartinez. The area code for millau is 12145 also known as code insee, and the millau zip code is 12100. The millau viaduct is a cablestayed bridge that spans the gorge valley of the tarn near millau. France is home to a number of grand structures, and today well add another to the list. The millau viaduct is the fruit of a long process initiated in 1987, which ended in december 2004 with the delivery of the bridge. Broen krydser dalen, som har gennemlob af tarnfloden, t.
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