THE MAKING OF THE HIGHEST BRIDGE ON THE EARTH‏

THE MAKING OF THE HIGHEST BRIDGE ON THE EARTH‏

The Millau Viaduct (French: le Viaduc de Millau, Occitan: lo Viaducte de Milhau) is a cable-stayed road-bridge that spans the valley of the river Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest bridge in the world, with one mast's summit at 343.0 meters (1,125 ft). The viaduct is part of the A75-A71 auto route axis from Paris to Montpellier. Construction cost was approximately €400 million. It was formally dedicated on 14 December 2004, inaugurated the day after and opened to traffic two days later. The bridge received the 2006 IABSE Outstanding Structure Award.

Following is the list of top 10 other tallest bridges in the world..

#	Name of the Bridge	Height	Clearance below	Type	Year	Country
1	Millau Viaduct	343 m	270 m	Cable-stayed	2004	France
2	Sutong Bridge	306 m	62 m	Cable-stayed	2008	China
3	Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge	298.3 m	65 m	Suspension	1998	Japan
4	Stonecutters Bridge	298 m	73.5 m	Cable-stayed	2009	China
5	Great Belt East Bridge	254 m	65 m	Suspension	1998	Denmark
6	Golden Gate Bridge	227.4 m	67 m	Suspension	1937	USA
7	Tatara Bridge	220 m	26 m	Cable-stayed	1999	Japan
8	Pont de Normandie	215 m	59 m	Cable-stayed	1995	France
9	Runyang Bridge	215 m	50 m	Suspension	2005	China
10	Verrazano Narrows Bridge	211.3 m	69 m	Suspension	1964	USA