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The highest bridge tower in the world: the mast atop pylon P2 peaks at 343 metres (1,125 ft); The highest road bridge deck in Europe, 270 metres (890 ft) above the Tarn at its highest point; it is nearly twice as tall as the previous tallest vehicular bridges in Europe, the Europabrücke in Austria and the Italia Viaduct in Italy.
This bridge spans a deep river gorge. The bridge's two towers, built on the rims of the gorge, are 269 m (883 ft) tall, but due to the depth of the river gorge between the towers, the deck height of the Duge Bridge is 565 m (1,854 ft). The Millau Viaduct is a cable-stayed bridge that is both tall (in structural height) and high (in deck height ...
The decision to build a bridge around Millau was taken in September 1986, says Virlogeux, who at the time was head of the large bridges division of the French administration.
Detail Size of the bridge compared to a car. One of the greatest challenges in constructing a railway between Saxony and Bavaria was how to bridge the Göltzsch valley. Hoping to find a financially feasible construction plan, the Saxon-Bavarian Railway Company announced a contest on 27 January 1845 in all major German magazines with prize money of 1000 Th
The “ponte tibetano,” or Tibetan suspension bridge in Sellano, Umbria, is the highest of its kind in Europe, say the Italian authorities. Europe’s highest pedestrian suspension bridge opens ...
36,000 m 3 of concrete and 100,000 tonnes [citation needed] of steel were built into the bridge. The largest of four pillars, upon which the bridge lies, has a base bigger than a tennis court . Belgian extreme sportsman Cedric Dumont was the first person to jump from the bridge on 11 September 2008.
The definition of cable-stayed bridge deck length used here is: A continuous part of the bridge deck that is supported only by stay-cables and pylons, or are free spans. This means that columns supporting the side span as for example found in Pont de Normandie , excludes most of the side span decks from the cable-stayed deck length.
The Titlis Cliff Walk is a pedestrian bridge along the cliff of Mount Titlis in the Swiss Alps. Built at around 3,000 m (9,800 ft) above sea level, it is believed to be the highest-elevation suspension bridge in Europe. [1] [2] It broke the record held by Salbit Bridge, also located in Switzerland. [3]