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Highest Bridge in the World Nearing Completion

Posted by michael on from the don't-look-down dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A weekend cookie for all engineering geeks out here. The central span of the Millau bridge (270 meters or 886 ft) has been completed!" The photo is awesome.

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  1. My favorite part by bobbabemagnet · · Score: 4, Insightful

    From the project site: "As a truly emblematic signature of the town whose name it carries, it will, just by its very existence, lead to economic and cultural growth."

    Is it just me, or does completely bypassing a town actually hurt its economic and cultural growth?

  2. Re:Highest Bridge? by Jeffrey+Baker · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I think the point is not the depth of the hole under the roadway, but the height of the piers.

  3. Re:Biggest/Tallest/Most/Best Terror Targets by fiannaFailMan · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Are we looking at yet another awe inspiring structure to be on a terrorists list of possible targets?
    Quite right. Let's stop building bridges, tall buildings (the Pentagon wasn't tall, but hey) and other big things that might be hit by terrorists. In fact let's just stay indoors, lock the door and don't move.
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