Strait of Messina Bridge have made the span more than 60% longer than the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge in Japan—the largest suspension bridge in the world at . Plans called for four traffic lanes (two driving lanes and one emergency lane in each direction), two railway tracks and two pedestrian lanes. In order to provide a minimum vertical clearance for navigation of , the height of the two towers was to be . This would have been taller than the Millau Viaduct in France (currently the tallest bridge in the world at ). The bridge's suspension system would have relied on two pairs of steel cables,
Millau to cry for him, and for his family in Millau who would be waiting to hear news from him. But she couldn't feel a thing. She was empty." The Millau countryside also played an important part in the French film "Total Western", by Eric Rochant. Public Books : University publications : Millau Millau (; ) is a commune in the Aveyron department in the French Occitanie region in southern France. It is from the Aveyron prefecture headquarters in Rodez. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Tarn and Dourbie. It is surrounded by the landscapes of Gorges du