Today's Date is
Mar 01, 2026
At 891 feet (270 meters) tall, the 1.6 mile (2.5 kilometer) long Millau bridge is the tallest road bridge in the world. It crosses the Tarn valley, in France's Massif Central mountains, as a new north-south link between Paris and the Mediterranean. The suspension bridge hangs on seven towers, the tallest being 1,122 feet tall. It was constructed over three years at a cost of 394 million euro. The bridge was officially inaugurated by President Jacques Chirac on December 14th, 2004 and opened to traffic on December 16th, 2004.
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Welcome to Hottle & Associates
Ken Haver,
President
President
Welcome to our website, and thank you for allowing us the opportunity to introduce you to our firm.
Hottle & Associates is a full-service, project-oriented engineering, design and drafting firm, located near Akron, Ohio. Our seasoned staff of mechanical engineers, designers and drafters specialize in specialty machine design, industrial design and the design of automated material handling systems. Since 1950, our worldwide project work covers a wide variety of industries, including the Tire & Rubber industry that is so prevalent within our region.
Hottle & Associates is a full-service, project-oriented engineering, design and drafting firm, located near Akron, Ohio. Our seasoned staff of mechanical engineers, designers and drafters specialize in specialty machine design, industrial design and the design of automated material handling systems. Since 1950, our worldwide project work covers a wide variety of industries, including the Tire & Rubber industry that is so prevalent within our region.
We invite you to review our site to learn a bit about us, and we also encourage you to contact us to discuss how we could be of service to you and your business, earn your trust, and become a long-term, valued resource for your engineering, design and drafting needs.