Europe's highest bridge was built without government subsidies

Europe's highest bridge was built without government subsidies

This is part of Reason's 2025 summer travel issue. Click here to read the rest of the issue. For my 80th birthday, my wife Lou offered to plan a trip somewhere I'd always wanted to go. I chose the Millau Viaduct—Europe's highest and most wonderful bridge. Photo: Lou VilladsenI used a photo of the viaduct on the cover of my 2018 book, Rethinking America's Highways, because it is a superb example of a major highway project as a business enterprise…