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Multispan, Cable-Stayed Crossing Is High-Level in France
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Publication Date: 15-MAR-04
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From the small southern French town of Millau, the 2.5-kilometer-long deck of the world’s largest multispan, cable-stayed bridge seems to be sliding imperceptibly over the horizon. On piers as tall as skyscrapers, unseen hydraulic "translateurs" are feeding the steel decks from assembly lines on both sides of the valley toward an expected rendezvous some 270 m over the Tarn River ...

 

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