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PRONUNCIATION OF MILLAU BRIDGE

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WHAT DOES MILLAU BRIDGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Millau Bridge

Millau Viaduct

The Millau Viaduct is a cable-stayed bridge that spans the valley of the River Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest bridge in the world with one mast's summit at 343.0 metres above the base of the structure. It is the 12th highest bridge deck in the world, being 270 metres between the road deck and the ground below. Millau Viaduct is part of the A75-A71 autoroute axis from Paris to Montpellier. Construction cost was approximately €400 million. It was formally inaugurated on 14 December 2004, and opened to traffic on 16 December. The bridge has been consistently ranked as one of the great engineering achievements of all time. The bridge received the 2006 International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering Outstanding Structure Award.

Definition of Millau Bridge in the English dictionary

The definition of Millau Bridge in the dictionary is a road bridge, the highest in the world, crossing the River Tarn in the Massif Central in SW France; designed by Sir Norman Foster and opened in 2004.

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Synonyms and antonyms of Millau Bridge in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Millau Bridge» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

米洛大桥
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Puente de Millau
570 millions of speakers

English

Millau Bridge
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मिलाओ पुल
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

جسر ميلو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Millau Bridge
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Ponte de Millau
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মিলাউ ব্রিজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pont de Millau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jambatan Millau
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Brücke von Millau
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ミヨー橋
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

미요 대교
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jembatan Millau
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Millau Cầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மில்லு பாலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मिलेऊ ब्रिज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Millau Köprüsü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Ponte di Millau
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Most Millau
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Millau Bridge
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Podul Millau
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Millau Bridge
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Millau Bridge
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Millau Bridge
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Millau -broen
5 millions of speakers

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The term «Millau Bridge» is normally little used and occupies the 139.735 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MILLAU BRIDGE»

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Inspection and Maintenance of Bridge Stay Cable Systems: A ...
The Millau Bridge in France (Viaduc de Millau) is the world's tallest bridge and spans France's Tarn River Valley. It consists of multiple cable-stayed spans with span lengths of approximately 340 m and a total length of approximately 2.5 km.
‎2005
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The Motorhome Diaries
There were great views of Mende from this eastern side as the road climbed higher and higher. This is a truly scenic route, but, as always, hard to stop and look or take a photo. We did some shopping. -135- MILLAU BRIDGE FROM ANOTHER ...
Gwen Harlow, 2010
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Pensioners in Paradis
'The guy on the TV program said that this Millau bridge is now the highest road bridge deck in the world and that only the bridge deck of the Royal Gorge Bridge in Colorado, but that's mainly a pedestrian bridge over the Arkansas River, ...
Olga Swan, 2008
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International Logistics: The Management of International ...
More importantly, it is the first land link between western Europe and the Scandinavian countries. The Millau Bridge in southern France (see Figure 3-13) opened in 2004 and is another highway bridge that significantly reduces transportation ...
Pierre A. David, Richard D. Stewart, 2010
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Applied Hydrodynamics: An Introduction
A further example is the Millau bridge (or Millau viaduct) in Southern France (Fig. 1.3). Completed in 2004, the bridge is 342m tall and 2,460m long. It was designed to sustain storm wind speeds up to 250km/h. The final design was tested in ...
Hubert Chanson, 2013
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GK Genius 4
Millau Bridge (France) Millau Bridge in southern France is the tallest bridge in the world. It is also one of the most beautiful structures. It is built more than 300 metres (984 feet) above the Tarn river valley. The bridge is supported on huge pillars ...
Vijaya Ghose & Arthy Muthanna Singh
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Cable Supported Bridges: Concept and Design
The erection of the deck in the Millau Bridge was especially challenging as the pre-fabricated segments could not be brought to the site and lifted vertically into place as generally occurs in cable supported bridges across waterways. Instead  ...
Niels J. Gimsing, Christos T. Georgakis, 2011
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Public-private Partnerships: Success and Failure Factors for ...
... is lower than the initially estimated number. However, so far, this has not been the case and the private partner is earning the expected revenue from toll-paying drivers. The Millau bridge was opened to the public on 16 December 2004, ...
Paolo Urio, 2010
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The World's Best Book
The Millau bridge, in the Massif Central mountains in France, towers more than 984 feet above the river Tarn. This beautiful bridge was built to divert cars around the town of Millau, to stop traffic jams. Unfortunately, the town now suffers more ...
Jan Payne, 2010
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Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC): Proceedings of the ...
... conditions etc. The qualifications of the contractor (proof of competence/ training) are also defined. 5 Bonding of UHPC with epoxy resin Figure 10: Toll station for the Millau Bridge In 2004, on the approach to what is now the tallest bridge in ...
Ekkehard Fehling, Michael Schmidt, S. Stürwald, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MILLAU BRIDGE»

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NatGeo films Kolkata highrise for mega-structures series | Kolkata …
... Abu Dhabi, Pearl River Tower in China`s Guangzhou, Millau Bridge in southern France, Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and Taj Mahal. «NYOOOZ, Jun 15»
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14000TEU Container Vessel “Millau Bridge” Delivered
KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD. (“K” Line) is pleased to announce that the “Millau Bridge”, the first of five 14,000 TEU vessels ordered in 2013, ... «Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, Apr 15»
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K Line takes delivery of Millau Bridge
K Line has announced that the Millau Bridge, the first of five 14,000 teu vessels ordered in 2013, has been delivered today at the Imabari ... «The Loadstar, Mar 15»
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Engineering Connections, Complete Collection: Series 1, 2 and 3 …
Want to learn how Wembley's arch holds up the roof thanks to a 19th century glider, what connects the Millau Bridge with Teflon, and how a ... «SBS, Aug 14»
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Smart Design and Super Materials Are Stretching Bridges
See the pointed nature of the Millau Bridge in France, or the crazy outward-facing geometry of the Zolotoy Bridge in Russia. Bridge designers ... «Popular Mechanics, Jan 13»
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PistonHeads Tours 2013 Preview
... the Pyrenees, Stelvio, The Millau Bridge, Mont Ventoux, Tour de France Special Stages, Ducati Testing Grounds and ancient walled cities. «Pistonheads.com, Dec 12»
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PH Carpool: Porsche 911 cabrio
... the Route Napoleon to Nice, Monte Carlo (for a drink at the Ras Cas), the Corniche to St Tropez and then home via the Millau Bridge in 2010. «Pistonheads.com, Dec 12»
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Felix Baumgartner's daring plan to leap from space delayed by …
... Kuala Lumpur and the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, not to mention Taiwan's Taipei 101 tower and Millau Bridge in France. «The Australian, Oct 12»
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Design driven
'Michel Virlogeux is the man who made the Millau Bridge, not [architect] Lord Foster; architects aren't the originators,' he said. 'Car designers ... «The Engineer, Jul 12»
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Who is Felix Baumgartner? Extreme Athlete Defies Us With Record …
In 2004, Baumgartner achieved a world record for B.A.S.E. jumping from the highest bridge in the world, France's Millau Bridge, at 1,125 feet. «International Business Times, Mar 12»

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