Illustration - Millau

ARCHIVES JUNE 2003 - FRANCE. AVEYRON (12) AERIAL VIEW OTHE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MILLAU VIADUCT IN JUNE 2003. GENERAL VIEW OF THE VIADUCT SITE: AT A RATE OF 6 METERS PER HOUR THE FIRST PART OF THE METAL DECK (342 METERS LENGTH) IS LAUNCHED OVER THE VALLEY FROM THE TARN. AFTER HAVING JOINED THE PROVISIONAL PILLAR 171 METERS DISTANT (IN RED) THE APRON IS PUSHED TOWARDS PIER P6 (171 METERS FURTHER). IN THE BACKGROUND THE CAUSSE ROUGE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM