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Dr Michel Virlogeux FREng (France) FIStructE FICE FINAE NATF

Consultant

Photo of Dr Michel Virlogeux FREng FIStructE FICE FINAE NATFDr Michel Virlogeux is the talented bridge designer responsible for the construction of the iconic Normandy Bridge, and the Millau Viaduct. Dr Virlogeux has designed over 100 of his native France’s most beloved bridges, including the Ottmarsheim Bridge over the Alsace Canal, the Moulin sur Escaut rail bridge and the Seyssel cable-stayed bridge over the river Rhone. He worked in the Bridge Department of SETRA and later headed up the large bridge division of the technical service of the French Highway Administration. He went on to design the Vasco de Gama Bridge in Lisbon and the Millau Viaduct; the world’s longest bridge at this altitude (343 metres) with piers taller than the Eiffel Tower, as an independent consulting engineer. He is a champion of the role of engineers as designers and creators as well as their role in creating wealth.

 

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