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.

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.

At about 1.5 miles long, France’s Millau Viaduct is far from the world’s longest bridge—but it is the tallest.

The world’s tallest bridge will open in China’s Guizhou province this June, ... (625 meters) above river level, which is 947 feet taller than France’s Millau Viaduct, ...

Millau traffic jam on July 3, 2004, prior to the Millau Viaduct's opening, on December 16, 2004. RAPHAEL GAILLARDE / GAMMA-RAPHO VIA GETTY IMAGES ...

Cantilevered high over the Tarn gorge in southern France, and yawning 2,460 meters (8,070 feet) in length, the Millau Viaduct is the world’s tallest bridge, with a structural height of 336.4 ...

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.