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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. eccentric? by quelrods · · Score: 0, Troll

    Is there an engineering reason for it being this tall? Based on the photos it would appear not. Someone correct me if I'm wrong in thinking this is just the French being eccentric.

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  2. Re:Vista? by nursedave · · Score: 0, Troll
    Because they're French. They don't have to pay for a military, so they may as well blow money on meaningless shit like this.

    Go ahead, Pierre, mod me down, I know you want to.

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  3. Re:Er... why? by fxer · · Score: 0, Troll

    HAHAHA, that is awesome, I nearly crapped myself, honestly I have a loose stool, guess that other guy couldn't take a joke...

  4. Re:HAW HAW DIDJA HEAR THAT ONE JIMMY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    lame cheese-eating surrender-monkeys who can't take a joke =P