Millau Viaduct’s figures are mind-boggling: a structural height of 343 meters, the same as that of the Eiffel Tower and a length of 2,460 meters, the world’s tallest bridge.

Cantilevered 1,104 feet over the dramatic Tarn Gorge, the Millau Viaduct is the world’s tallest bridge. Here’s how this wonder of the modern world was built.

The Millau Viaduct is a few feet taller than the second-tallest bridge in the world, the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge. Launched in 2022, this Turkish bridge c an claim the title of the world's longest ...

The "viaduct effect" also had an impact on sites such as the Roquefort Caves, less than 30 kilometers from Millau, which saw a record 410,000 visitors in 2005 – almost double 2001's numbers.