Would you be apprehensive about driving across this bridge? A reader sent me these photos and even in the small scale they are breathtaking. There’s been talk in past years of building a through-way from Williamsburg to the University of Massachusetts. How about one of these to ease traffic congestion in the Pioneer Valley? :^)
The "Millau Viaduct" is part of the new E11 expressway connecting
Paris and Barcelona and features the highest bridge piers ever constructed.
The tallest is 240 meters (787 feet) high and the overall height is
an impressive 336 meters (1102 feet), making this the highest bridge
in the world.
It is taller than the Eiffel Tower!
Intriguingly, the Millau Viaduct is not straight. A straight road could
induce a sensation of floating for drivers, which a slight curve remedies.
The curve is 20km in range.
Moreover, the road has a light incline or bank of 3% to improve visibility
and reassure the drivers.
It is an amazing engineering feat!
