>Nicholas, that's some bridge. Is it for real?!

It fills one of the last gaps in the French road network.

http://bridgepros.com/projects/Millau_Viaduct/

http://www.viaducdemillaueiffage.com/index.php4?lang=EN

The French do have some v nice roads and being quite a large country some of them are nice and quiet. certainly nicer then driving in the UK.