Millau Viaduct
motorway bridge in France
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Summary
Millau Viaduct is a cable-stayed bridge[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of cable stayed bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,274 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Millau[3], Creissels[4]
- Country: France[5]
- Instance of: steel bridge[6], road bridge[7], tourist attraction[8]
- Architect: Foster and Partners[9], Norman Foster[10]
- Named after: Millau[11]
- Architectural style: high-tech architecture[12]
- Crosses: Tarn[13], railroad line from Béziers to Neussargues[14]
- Made from material: reinforced concrete[15]
- Commons category: Viaduc de Millau[16]
- Inception: 2001[17]
- Structural engineer: Michel Virlogeux[18]
- Official website: https://leviaducdemillau.com[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Viaduc de Millau[20]
- Commons gallery: Viaduc de Millau[21]
- Number of spans: 8[22]
- Date of official opening: December 14, 2004[23]
- Native label: Le Viaduc de Millau[24]
- Length: 2460 m[25]
- Height: 343 m[26]
- Width: 12 m[27]
- Capital cost: 320,000,000 euro[28]
- History of topic: Chronologie de la construction du viaduc de Millau[29]
- Carries thoroughfare: A75 autoroute[30]
- Longest span: 342 m[31]
- Clearance: 270 m[32]
Why It Matters
Millau Viaduct has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]