Engineering places: Millau Viaduct

SPANNING A gorge valley near a small town in the south of France stands an incredible bridge. Called the Millau Viaduct, it is the tallest bridge structure in Europe. Eight consecutive cable-stayed spans total 2,460m, and its pier and mast are a lofty 343m above ground - around 19m taller than the Eiffel Tower With a roadway 277m above France's Tarn river, it was the highest cable-stayed bridge in the world until 2012, when Mexico's Baluarte Bridge opened.