Construction of the Millau Viaduct

ByKen.Kabaki
  • 2,460 m (8,071 ft): total length of the roadway
  • 7: number of piers
  • 77 m (253 ft): height of Pier 7, the shortest
  • 343 m (1,125 ft): height of Pier 2, the tallest (245 m/804 ft at the roadway’s level)
  • 87 m (285 ft): height of a mast
  • 154: number of shrouds
  • 270 m (886 ft): average height of the roadway
  • 4.20 m (13 ft 9 in): thickness of the roadway
  • 32.05 m (105 ft 2 in): width of the roadway
  • 85,000 m3 (111,000 cu yd): total volume of concrete used
  • 290,000 metric tons (320,000 short tons): total weight of the bridge
  • 10,000–25,000 vehicles: estimated daily traffic
  • €6.00–7.50: typical automobile toll, as of December 2009
  • 20 km (12 mi): horizontal radius of curvature of the road deck

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