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[N4Z.]

The Millau Bridge is the tallest (and longest i believe) bridge in the world!

check out these images:

Sign up ahead says: Aucun veuillez pisser outre du bord. Faken or some other Canadians will understand I used BabelFish so might not be correct ;p


The bridge is believed to sway 4 inches each side..


The bridge viewed from orbit:


The builders must have had so much fun.. lets hope they never had vertigo


Picture compilation:


Heres the bridge info:

Length: 2,460 m
Width: 32 m
Maximum height: 343 m, i.e. 20 m higher than the Eiffel Tower
Slope: 3.015%, rising north-south in the direction Clermont-Ferrand – Béziers
Curvature: 20 km
Height of the tallest pier (P2): 245 m
Height of the pylons: 87 m
Number of piers: 7
Width of each span: 342 m
Number of cable-stays: 154 (11 pairs per pylon arranged in a single monoaxial layer)
Cable-stay tension: 900 t for the longest ones
Weight of the steel deck: 36 000 t, i.e. 4 times the Eiffel Tower
Volume of concrete: 85 000 m3, i.e. 206 000 t
Cost of construction: 400 million €
Length of the concession: 78 years – 3 years of construction and 75 years of operation
Structure guaranteed: 120 years

The toll vary from 5€ for cars and 25€ for lorries etc.

Enjoy

Edited by Synitex, 10 August 2006 - 05:22 PM.

[RastaManPower]

holy poop that bridge is awesome tho

[Matthew.]

Zenom, on Aug 10 2006, 11:23 PM, said:

Hmm, umm, thanks for posting this, but this was first opened 2 years ago. )old news lol(

Ditto lol.

I dont say this much, but that my son...is an awesome bridge lol.

[N4Z.]

Sure is. I'd pay 5€ To walk across it lol.. Although.. probably better not.. its france.. might get swished off by gail force winds that high up lol

[RastaManPower]

i dont think i would walk on it.... i think i would get a heart attack

[Illinifan91]

its french? where in france? but cool pictures.