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Millau Viaduct, France



PC-synchronised lifting system

The deck spans were push-launched into place using hundreds of high-pressure hydraulic cylinders, pumps and a PC-synchronised lifting system.

  • First stone of the Millau Viaduct
    On 14 December 2001, the French minister Jean-Claude Gayssot laid the first...
  • industrial plant in Lauterbourg
    The industrial plant in Lauterbourg (Alsace) has 20 months to supply the...
  • Millau viaduct
    At 2.4km long, and 270m above the river at its highest point, the Millau...
  • Millau Viaduct slight curve
    The Millau Viaduct has a slight curve as a straight road could have induced a...
  • PC-synchronised lifting system
    The deck spans were push-launched into place using hundreds of high-pressure...
  • River Tarn
    This is pier no 6. The highest pier reaches 345m above the river Tarn (higher...
  • Millau Viaduct, France building site
    Whilst technology is more and more present, especially on a building site...

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