The new Millau span across the Tarn River in France is the tallest bridge in the world. Opening Thursday, a Yahoo article states the bridge "was commissioned to open a new north-south link between Paris and the Mediterranean and is expected to relieve bottlenecks caused by trucks and tourists headed to the Riviera."

Here's a New York Times article with a picture that can be enlarged: http://tinyurl.com/62c46 (registration, required, is free).

Cheers! Linda