A soaring bridge that will let drivers bypass Hoover Dam – and steer clear of its security checkpoints and tourists – will open after nearly eight years and $242m (€171m) worth of work.

A €400 million technological wonder piercing the sky above the green hills of southern France was officially inaugurated yesterday as jet fighters trailed red, white and blue smoke over the world’s tallest road bridge.

France’s newest wonder, a bridge that pierces the sky above the verdant hills of southern France, was officially inaugurated today as jet fighters roared overhead leaving a trail of red, white and blue smoke.

A modern roadway bridge in France, hailed as the tallest in the world, is to be officially inaugurated today.