Millau Bridge (France): World’s Tallest Vehicular Bridge

Towering 1,125-ft above the Tarn Valley in southern France, is slightly taller than the Eiffel Tower, took three years to build and opened to the public in 2004. The Millau Bridge has a total length of 8,071-ft with the longest single span at 1,122-ft and a maximum clearance below of 886-ft; in short the bridge is massively impressive both on paper and in real life. The deck is lofted on 7 pylons and weighs 36,000 tonnes. A series of 7 masts, each 292-ft tall and weighing 700 tonnes, are attached to the corresponding pylons