The world's longest bridge in Millau Bridge Millau Bridge Construction

• Bridge at the highest point reaches 343 meters and 23 meters from the Eiffel Tower goes. The total weight of about 36 thousand tons of metal structures. 394 million euros in the construction of steel bridges EIFFAGE company that financed the business for 75 years was entitled to.  

• With a height of 343 meters from the Eiffel Tower and the Empire State Building is a little higher than 37 meters from the kısadır.köpr 225 km per hour. reaching speeds of wind velocity is designed to be durable.

• British architect Sir Norman Foster's signature Millau Bridge, opened to traffic by French President Jacques Chirac.  

• The problems experienced on the road between Paris and Spain, has started to work for a bridge project. People crossing the river on busy days were waiting for 3 hours in the queue for 30km'lik. Tools could only pass through the old bridge. 10-year results of a study on the construction of the bridge began.  

• The total project cost was 394 million euros. EIFFAGE Group's 75 years of business if the cost is expected to be met. However, the bridge is very profitable, the French government could begin operation in 2044.  

• Project 127,000 cubic meters of concrete, 19,000 tons of concrete and steel to strengthen and cover the carrier cable stretched 5,000 tons of steel were used.  

• Two weeks after the first carriage moved on 14 December 2001 workers began digging the foundation of the feet. 4 units for each column of 15 meters in length and 5 meters in diameter, are supported in order to support the foot bridge. At the bottom of each leg, between the digits 3-5 meters were built in order to strengthen the foundation column

• 30 miles on the bridge. long high-current, low current 10 km long, 20 km. length of fiber optic and telephone socket has 357. If they care team ensures continuous communication and command. In the body, a lot of power pylons and poles in the sensor are located.  

• 4 km north of the bridge, over 100 meters long and 28 meters wide, weighs 2,500 tons desks are protected by an awning. Toll lanes of 16 including 8 + 8 is hosted. In the middle section when there is less traffic mutually used by service vehicles. This section of the control room, the park has toilets. The cost of this structure only 20 million €.  

• 2,460 meters long and 32 meters wide, the main body, despite the use of very lightweight materials, weighs 36,000 tons. Six of 342 meters and two 204-meter-long section consists of a total of eight.

• The project was continued for 7 days 24 hours nonstop. 

• Consisting of 700 tons each 87 meters long, seven are located in direct continuation of the foot bridge. Each of the 11 metal cable in order to support the bridge deck is located.

• Pedestrian bridge yürüşüş December 2004 and 13 May 2007 was performed. The first organization of 19,000, 10,496 people attended the second organization  Source