Millau Viaduct

Millau, France

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Spanning the Tarn gorge near Millau in southern France, the Millau Viaduct is a cable-stayed bridge completed in 2004 that held the title of world's tallest bridge for over two decades, reaching a structural height of 343 metres. Designed by engineer Michel Virlogeux and English architect Norman Foster, the viaduct exemplifies high-tech architecture and forms a crucial section of the A75–A71 autoroute connecting Paris to Béziers and Montpellier. Built over three years at a cost of approximately €394 million, it was formally inaugurated on 14 December 2004 and opened to traffic two days later. The bridge has been consistently recognized as one of the greatest engineering achievements of the modern era, earning the 2006 Outstanding Structure Award from the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering.