Statisitics: 343 metres to the top of the pylons, 2,460m in length, 205,000 tons of concrete, 7 pylons support the structure, 36,000 tons of metal framework.

Visitors centre and viewing site at cazalous 10kms to the west of Millau	Just starting the pylons after foundations have been poured	pylons in the course of construction with the tarn river to the right
View of the second pylon being constructed	Pylon and crane grow in height	Pylon three next to local road and the river, temporary bridge for the site visible in background
As the pylons grows so the formwork has to assend	View of the self raising formwork	View of the formwork and crane along side one of the pylons
From the base with a view of the crane	Steel strater bars protruding the foundations, these link with the steel reinforcement in the pylons	Pylons on the north side of the valley, The road is being slowly pushed out on to the pylons
Growing in height	The split reduces stress caused by windage on the pylons	The graceful pylons nearing there final height to carry the road
South side pylons near there finished height	North road section touches the first pylon	Close up of the road section and support columns
View across to the visitors centre	All of the pylons in a row	7 Pylons bridge the 2.4km span
Viewed from south launch platform you can see the road from one end to the other	South side road launch platform	Another view of the pylons
The road being assembled and pushed out	Locating nose to locate the bridge end in the right place on the pylons as its being pushed across	South side raod launch platform
Another view of the road and support jacks	The road sections being welded together	Road sections entering the assembly and finishing tunnel
Looking along the line of pylons	North side pylons	Viewed from up the valley looking towards the east
Almost there	What a view
Viewed from up the vally looking towards the west	The road moves towards the sixth pylon	Pylon one is finished and the formwork has been removed
Road looks a little bendy	The true height is slowly coming to reality	Tool and material stores
North side almost complete	Ahh!!	Ohh!!
Quite a walk if you are the crane driver	The crane supports are visable	Its full height can be apriciated
The road reaches the sixth pylon	Now well on its way to joining	The ends are to join between pylons two and three
Support structure and underside of the bridge	The joining is about to take place	Support
Bridge is now waiting for the tops of the pylons to be installed	Clouds start to gather as bridge nears completion	A sun beams breaks through the cloud and catches the pylons
The pylon from top to bottom	The graceful lines
	Temporary support being removed
Just one support left to remove	Evening sun gistening off the bridge	The morning of 16-12-2004 and mist rises out of the valley
	Evening sun highlights the bridge
	Unvailing of the signs	The payage wing like structure
On ramp blocked ready to be removed	Morning mist sits under the bridge
Name plaque	Open at last

 

In all its glory, now 1 year on it has helped 4 million people across the Tarn saving 1 hour in travel time during the winter and up to 4 hours in the summer, and has had over 1 million visiters through the visiters centre.

France is now host to the tallest bridge in the world.