Millau Viaduct, France
Key Data:
Structural type
Cable-stayed bridge multicable, fan arrangement
Function
Highway bridge to carry the A75
Location
Near Millau, Aveyron, France
Timescale
Works started in October 2001 and was completed in December 2004
Cost
€400 million
Earth moving
300,000m³
Number of workers on site
350-480
Number of hours of work expected
1 million
Owners
Compagnie du viaduct de Millau
Clients
SETEC
Architect
Lord Norman Robert Foster
Geotechnical engineering
Terrasol
Maincontractor
Eiffage TP
Co-contractor
Eiffel Construction Metallique
Design:
7 Pylons
Reinforced concrete
Cables
Steel
Deck
Steel
Dimensions:
Main spans
6 x 342m
Pylon height
Max 340m
Height above valley bottom or water
Max 270m
Length
2.5km
Material Required:
Concrete
127,000m³
Steel
5,000t
