Millau Viaduct – Millau, France

Since its inauguration in 2004, France’s Millau Viaduct stands as the tallest bridge worldwide at 1,104 feet. above the ground. The bridge passes through the Tarn Valley linking Clermont-Ferrand and Béziers settlement. British architect Lord Norman Foster in collaboration with French structural specialist Michel Virlogeux designed the bridge. The bridge even beats the monumental Eiffel Tower’s height constantly revered as one of the greatest engineering accomplishments in the history of France.  Eiffage, the company that built the bridge, also financed it in exchange for tolls concession up to 2080. However, projections have it that the French government could assume control as soon as 2044.