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The longest continuous east–west distance on land is 6,665 miles along the latitude 48°24'53"N, from the west coast of France (Pointe de Corsen, 48°24′53″N 4°47′44″W) through Central Europe, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and China, to a point on the east coast of Russia (48°24′53″N 140°6′3″E). |
The world record for a conventional wheeled passenger train is held by France's TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse), set in 2007 when it reached 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph) on a 140 km (87-mile) section of track. |
At 1,104 feet in height, the Millau Viaduct that
spans the gorge valley of the Tarn near Millau in Southern France is the
tallest bridge in the world.
The Millau Viaduct is part of the A75-A71 autoroute
axis from Paris to Béziers and Montpellier. The cost of the construction was
approximately €394 million.
It was built over 3 years and formally inaugurated on December 14, 2004. The
bridge has been consistently ranked as one of the great engineering
achievements of all time.
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| Millau Viaduct over the Tarn Valley in Southern France |
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The answer is none. In Paris, cars don’t come to a full
stop at any intersection without a traffic light. Cars on the right have the
right of way, at both regular intersections and in traffic circles.
For some time, the city did have one stop sign. It
stood at the exit of a construction facility on the Quai Saint-Exupéry, a
riverside road in Paris’s 16th district on the outskirts of the
city. Sometime between May 2012 and September 2014 it vanished and nobody
knows why.
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| STOP SIGN ON THE QUAI SAINT-EXUPERY THAT IS NO LONGER THERE |
The 6 English machines used to drill the Channel Tunnel
were called 1, 2,3,4,5 and 6.
The 6 French machines were called Brigitte, Europa,
Catherine, Virginie, Pascoline and Severine.
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“Virginie” is the only surviving tunnel boring machine
(TBM). It is on display at the
Eurotunnel Calais Terminal in Coquelles, France. On it are the words
"hommage aux bâtisseurs du tunnel", meaning "tribute to the
builders of the tunnel".
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