Spanning nearly 10 miles, the bridge is the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world.

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In 1993, the French department of public works staged an open competition to build a high bypass bridge between plateaus at the top of the gorge, based on an initial concept by its engineer, Michel Virlogeux, who proposed a multispan, cable-stayed bridge with a phalanx of seven masts supporting cable fans.

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The two cable-stayed portions of the bridge were added when local fishermen protested that it would block their access to the sea.

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