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Limits RegistryThe Millau Viaduct, a cable-stayed bridge across the Tarn valley in southern France designed by Michel Virlogeux and Norman Foster and opened in December 2004, reaches 343 m from the base of its tallest pier to the top of its mast. It remains the tallest bridge in the world by structural height, though deeper gorges in China have bridges with higher decks.
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The Millau Viaduct, a cable-stayed bridge across the Tarn valley in southern France designed by Michel Virlogeux and Norman Foster and opened in December 2004, reaches 343 m from the base of its tallest pier to the top of its mast. It remains the tallest bridge in the world by structural height, though deeper gorges in China have bridges with higher decks.
The tallest bridge structure measured from the base of its tallest pier to the top of its mast, irrespective of deck height.
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Limits Registry. LR-TALLEST-BRIDGE-BY-STRUCTURAL-HEIGHT-MILLAU. Tallest bridge by structural height. 2026.