As of november 2018, it is the tallest bridge in the world, having a structural height of 336. Book your tickets online for viaduc des arts, paris. In an anglofrench partnership, it was designed by the french structural engineer michel virlogeux and english architect norman foster. The railroads brickandstone viaduct carried suburban trains until the 1970s, when newer sncf longdistance routes and the new rer a commuter line made it redundant. Opened in 1859, this line was closed down a century later and replaced by the rer a.
The arrondissement interdepartemental des ouvrages dart aioa was given. The design and the construction of the millau viaduct. The millau viaduct is a cablestayed bridge that spans the gorge valley of the tarn near millau. Millau viaduct touristic guide aveyron tourism tourisme aveyron. The art of cablestayed bridges on the meuse and all over europe. A beaver hut, a gray heron flight, shivering rapids, and you are under the two highest pillars in the world for a breathtaking and exclusive view of the millau viaduct. A touch of france worlds tallest bridge spans ancient. View all hotels near viaduc des arts on tripadvisor. The millau viaduct rises majestically above the tarn valley.
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