The road I won't be taking

France is opening the tallest road bridge in the world. Reaching a height of 343 metres (1,125 ft) it carries cars over the river Tarn at 270 metres (835 ft). It was built to bypass a bottleneck at the town of Millau on the road from Paris to the Mediterranean. It sits just above the clouds on most days.

And I hope to never take it. I wonder if sometimes we overreach.

The roads I will be taking get me from London to San Francisco via San Diego and Palm Springs for the holidays.