Millau Viaduct

The Millau Viaduct is an enormous cable-stayed road bridge that spans the valley of the river Tarn near Millau in southern France. It is the tallest vehicular bridge in the world, with the highest pylon’s summit at 343 meters (1,125 ft) — slightly taller than the Eiffel Tower. The Millau Viaduct is a massive, sprawling structure that sits over the river Tarn and crosses the Gorge Valley in Italy.

It was created by the well-known Italian engineer and design expert, Michel Virlogeux, who worked alongside a team of architects to plan and build the bridge. The bridge is noteworthy in both height and length because it was originally meant to be one of the only ways to cross the enormous valley without having to follow the meandering roads that crisscross it.

The Millau Viaduct is the world's tallest bridge, standing at 1,104 feet, and spanning more than 8,070 feet across the valley as of 2022. The concrete and steel frame is designed to support a large amount of weight, and experts predict it will last at least 120 years in its current configuration.

Location: Tran Valley, France
Architect: Michel Virlogeux