Baluarte Bridge (El Puente Baluarte)

Mexico / Sinaloa / Concordia /
 scenic lookout, bridge, tourist attraction
The Baluarte Bridge (El Puente Baluarte) is a cable-stayed bridge currently under construction in Mexico. It is located between the municipalities of Concordia in Sinaloa and Pueblo Nuevo in Durango, along the Durango-Mazatlan highway. Once it is complete, the bridge will span 1,124 m (3,688 ft) in length, with a cable-stayed span of 520 m (1,710 ft). At a height of 390 m (1,280 ft), the Baluarte Bridge will become one of the tallest bridges in the world. Construction on the bridge began on February 21, 2008.[1] It is expected to be finished in 2012.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baluarte_Bridge
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Coordinates:   23°32'2"N   105°45'42"W

Comments

  • a Guinness Record
  • Is this Bridge in the middle of no-where? I see no roads leading up to it.
  • actually the road is not finished yet, until 2013, will be toll road from Mazatlan to Durango.
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