The bridge at Millau is a fantastic sight, rising abouve the clouds.

And as impressive is the construction where the two bridge pieces (built on land) were pushed into place using hydraulic rams. Almost like sliding doors on an elevator (UK: lift).

The analogy from one of the French engineers is similar to the way that a sewing machine moves the material in small steps. On the bridge, rams moved the bridge 60cm each cycle (taking 4 minutes) so it took over 3000 cycles to slide the deck into place.

God bless the French.