http://i11.tinypic.com/2vaeed1.jpg

Is under construction, will be finished in 2010 aprox.

http://i10.tinypic.com/2drw946.jpg

The bridge will be part of a major highway project in Mexico.

Here the reference.

http://www.cmic.org/cmic/sejecutiva/cdetalle.cfm?seleccion=4275

The Mexican Concret Industry Chamber.

I don't think this should be categorized as tallest. Probably "highest" is a better term.

agree, but it is still impressive! imagine looking down 390m from a bride!

Impressive bridge, but it would be 'cheating' to count that canyon to the height.

Haha, tallest "bride"

No worse than the French bridge, Millau Viaduct. The fact that this bridge spans an area almost 400 metres deep makes it the tallest bridge above ground to the road level.

http://turkeyvilla.com/caps/tall-bride.jpg

LOL.

Impressive bridge, but it would be 'cheating' to count that canyon to the height.
Why ?
It's allmost the same thing in Millau.
Records are made to be broken and this bridge looks awsome.

Sorry hahaha Tallest Bride...jajaja Bridge! hahaha, anothers Tallest bridges in Mexico:

Mezcala Highway Acapulco-Mexico City H.W.

202 to the top of the Structure, and 173 to main "road"

Year of construction: 1994
Type: Atirantado
Design: In france

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/128/322514368_ec11aff2c2.jpg?v=0

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/183/441379710_ca534e4904.jpg?v=0

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1111/964110175_bf1eedfbc3.jpg?v=0 Tampico Bridge

Another angle!!!

Hahaha

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1192/1434530683_f3a6e9ee38.jpg?v=0

Why ?
It's allmost the same thing in Millau.
Records are made to be broken and this bridge looks awsome.

But Millau is really different. It is my definition of a real tall bridge and its the current tallest. If I build a bridge at Marianas Trench (the deepest of the earth) with boats or ships as a support for the bridge, do I call it "The Tallest Bridge"? Absolutely "NO".

It will have the "highest roadbed" at 390 meters above the deepest part of the canyon. In Colorado, the Royal Gorge Bridge's roadbed is 321 meters above the river. Millau's roadbed is 270 meters above the river. Millau's towers, counting the piers and masts, are the tallest in the world at 343 meters tall. The Golden Gate's towers are 227 meters tall (above the water).

It'll be very a impressive view from up there...

eh, for all intents and purposes, they should count support pillar height/tower height

But Millau is really different. It is my definition of a real tall bridge and its the current tallest. If I build a bridge at Marianas Trench (the deepest of the earth) with boats or ships as a support for the bridge, do I call it "The Tallest Bridge"? Absolutely "NO".

I agree.

ya! tallest!! :|

woow cool!

Looks nice although I don't think it's really the tallest.

Any 3d renders or construction pics available?

So Mexico can be proud as Baluarte will be the world's second highest road bridge when it opens in 2012, exceeded only by China's Siduhe bridge among all road bridges. Mexico will also be opening San Marcos and El Carrizo bridges in 2012 which will have the 2nd and 3rd tallest bridge piers on earth after Millau.

China just opened the world's 2 highest bridges in November and December. China now has fully one half of the world's 100 highest bridges.

In the U.S., the Royal Gorge Bridge in Colorado will soon be off the top 10 list of highest bridges. You can see all of the World's 500 Highest Bridges at my new website below. Nearly all of these bridges exceed 100 meters in height from deck to water.

Again you will see how amazing it is that China has more high bridges than every country in Europe combined plus North and South America and the rest of Asia. And there is more to come!

Thanks,

Eric Sakowski

www.highestbridges.com

Let's see some construction pictures!

After 3 years, I decided to change the thread title from "tallest bride" to "tallest bridge" :D

After 3 years, I decided to change the thread title from "tallest bride" to "tallest bridge" :D

The title of this thread is still wrong as the Balaurte Bridge is not the worlds "Tallest Bridge". The Millau Viaduct in France is considered the tallest bridge. The Baluarte Bridge is not even the "Highest Bridge". That goes to the Siduhe Bridge in China. For further clarification please read the 2nd post above yours and check out the thorough website.

After 3 years, I decided to change the thread title from "tallest bride" to "tallest bridge" :D


maybe you should decide to change the thread title from "tallest bridge" to "second highest road bridge" :D

or more precisely: "Baluarte Bridge - second highest road bridge U/C in Mexico"

the Siduhe Bridge in China has a deck 472m (1550ft) above the valley floor

http://www.highestbridges.com/wiki/images/thumb/c/c2/1SiduheBridge%E6%9C%9D%E5%A4%A9%E9%97%A8%E5%A4%A7%E6%A1%A5.jpg/750px-1SiduheBridge%E6%9C%9D%E5%A4%A9%E9%97%A8%E5%A4%A7%E6%A1%A5.jpg
www.highestbridges.com

http://www.highestbridges.com/wiki/images/thumb/7/7a/SiduheBridge.jpg/450px-SiduheBridge.jpg
www.highestbridges.com
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/SiduheBridge.jpg/800px-SiduheBridge.jpg
www.wikimedia.org

^

Nearby is the world's highest arch bridge:

http://news.c-cc.cn/site_photos/info_pic/19/20081212104648886.jpg http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/045514B4.002C

and the largest, highest beam bridge viaduct:

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/0455129F.002C

and Balinhe Bridge, 370m above the valley (but huge):

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Balinghe.jpg



It would be one hell of a roadtrip...

^^ Amazing. Especially the last one. Imagine the Golden Gate Bridge with the water beneath it all gone.

^^ Imagine the Brookly Bridge with the water beneath it all gone.


oops. you dont have to imagine it.
its enough to watch the 5th element... :lol:

Baluerte Bridge

http://i47.tinypic.com/34r88pe.jpg

http://i48.tinypic.com/2ngah5j.jpg

http://i45.tinypic.com/5f57qq.jpg

http://i46.tinypic.com/2iiu5h0.jpg

http://i48.tinypic.com/wbfin9.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/2qcfhbq.jpg

In order to revive this thread I have imported some pictures from the thread in the respective Mexican forum. Thanks to azaham and ld39 who originally posted these pics:

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/3408/dsc06583z.jpg

Piles 09, 08, 07, and 06 have almost reached their maximum height.

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/7778/balj.png

The following pics were taken from the Mexican thread. Thanks to Culiacanboy who posted them originally.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs990.snc4/76365_1589477149891_1624718944_1418880_5753082_n.jpg

The bridge and its amazing scenery

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1157.snc4/149900_1589480909985_1624718944_1418890_3156088_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs897.snc4/73002_1589484550076_1624718944_1418905_190636_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs466.ash2/73969_1589481910010_1624718944_1418895_5865648_n.jpg

From below...

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1149.snc4/149125_1589482710030_1624718944_1418898_5682124_n.jpg

A better look of the bridge and how it is starting to stand out within the landscape... Here we can see Baluarte river, after which the bridge is named and which marks the border between the State of Durango and the State of Sinaloa (Northwest Mexico)

del lado de durango, este tirante es probicional, es solo para hacer estable la estructura por el desequilibrio probocado por el volado, luego sera retirado ya que empiecen con los cables principales.
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1129.snc4/149113_1589486070114_1624718944_1418913_6180908_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs478.ash2/75150_1589487790157_1624718944_1418919_18056_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs467.ash2/74008_1589488910185_1624718944_1418923_2129965_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1141.snc4/148310_1589489310195_1624718944_1418924_6924602_n.jpg

esta foto tomada del lado de durango viendo al lado de sinaloa, obserbven como al fondo se ve un tunel, este sale un poco mas a la izquierda donde se ve pelon, pero inmediatamente se vuelve a meter y cruza todo el cerro del fondo. en la primer foto tanbien se nota como del lado de durango el puente termina en una paredon, ocea que tambien sera un tunel del cual saldras directamente al puente lo cruzaras y luego de una curva te vuelves a meter en un tunel mas (estan en construccion los tuneles)
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1156.snc4/149872_1589496470374_1624718944_1418941_2030837_n.jpg

Puente Baluarte (Baluarte Bridge) as of may 15th

http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/7264/baluarte1.jpg

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/4461/baluarte2.jpg

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/7770/baluarte3.jpg

http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/1079/baluarte4.jpg

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/6489/baluarte5.jpg

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/3316/baluarte6.jpg

http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/8661/baluarte7.jpg

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/2006/baluarte8.jpg

http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/4351/baluarte9.jpg

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/4629/baluarte10.jpg

According to today's news, the bridge has reached about an 80% completion status and is expected to be concluded before the end of 2011.

Some photos taken from local newspaper "Elnorte" online.

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/7264/baluarte1.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/4461/baluarte2.jpg

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/7770/baluarte3.jpg

Source: http://www.elnorte.com/negocios/Articulo/636/1271871/



:cheers:

La nueva actualizacion

Complementando lo puesto por RegioManio y de la misma fuente, les pongo la tanda de fotos de su galería. Ellos se fueron a la zona de obra a hacer su reportaje y sacaron las siguientes fotos de esta magna obra:

http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/24/puente1a.jpg
http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/8284/puente2a.jpg
http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/9556/puente3a.jpg
http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/9716/puente4a.jpg
http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/7149/puente5a.jpg
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/9267/puente6a.jpg
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/541/puente7a.jpg
http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/5196/puente8a.jpg
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/8915/puente9a.jpg
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/9712/puente10a.jpg

Y como pilón de nuevo las imágenes que puso RegioManio, pero con el texto original del Norte/Reforma:
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/1882/puente11a.jpg
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/144/puente12a.jpg

Ojalá puedan poner estas fotos en el foto latinoamericano!!

:cheers:

Awesome bridge!!

Some facts about Baluarte Bridge –some of them have already been posted earlier in this thread, though-:

- It will be the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America (1)

- It will be the third highest bridge in the world (390 m over the Baluarte River), after Siduhe in China and Hegigio Gorge in Papua New Guinea (this is really a pipeline bridge). If we take out the latter due to its use, then Baluarte would be the second highest bridge in the world (2).

- In any case, it will be the highest cable-stayed bridge in the world (higher than Millau bridge, current highest) (2)

- This bridge is part of a bigger infrastructure road project, which represents the last phase to upgrade an old interstate road (interstate 40). Currently, this road is almost entirely a 4-lane road (redesigned) from Matamoros (close to Gulf of Mexico) to Durango. The last part will link Durango to Mazatlán (on the Pacific coast) and will be a mixed 4-lane and 2-lane (wide-shouldered) toll road.

- This last stage represents a dream pursued for a long time, due to the difficulties caused by the particular orography there (high mountains, and very steep and deep gorges. This is the Western Sierra Madre range). The current road is known as being very dangerous and its most famous part is called “Devil’s Backbone” because of its twisted curves and steeply slopes.

- In order to overcome these obstacles, the stretch from Durango to Mazatlan comprises more than 60 tunnels with a total length over 18 kms and 115 bridges – the Baluarte is one of them- (4).

- Once finished, the total distance between Matamoros and Mazatlán will be reduced by more than 70 kms (from 1202 to 1124 kms) and the stretch from Durango to Mazatlan will be reduced from 305 to 227 kms and the driving time will be cut by at least three and a half hours (4).

- The estimated total cost of the bridge will be approx US $170 millions and the road’s total cost approx US $1.7 bn (3).


Sources:

1. "Analysis of a Cable-Stayed Bridge: The Case of "The Baluarte Bridge", Roberto Gómez et al.
2. http://www.highestbridges.com/wiki/i...tional_Bridges
3. http://www.elnorte.com/negocios/Articulo/636/1271871
4. Ministry of Transport and Communications (SCT, Mexico)


:cheers:

I took this pic from the previous page in order to give you a better idea about the trajectory of the interstate 40, which is expected to boost the traffic, trade of goods and tourism along the route. It was originally posted by Abbaner Oz.

http://i10.tinypic.com/2drw946.jpg

:cheers:

Excellent pics! thanks! xD

Video from a local newspaper online showing the current progress of Baluarte Bridge and "Tropico de Cancer" tunnel construction. Originally posted on SSC by @cocono:



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One more video, also posted by @cocono:

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:cheers:

se ve excelente, un gran puente y una vialidad que reta a la ingenieria.

One more pic from the respective Mexican thread, originally posted by @ld39. (Author:sorath_666_xes)



http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/7316/baluu.jpg

*****Autor: sorath_666_xes

:cheers:

More Pics. Originally posted on SSC by @slackerz.
Taken from the Mexican Ministry of Transport and Communications account on Flickr (27 of October 2011):

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6019/6288040190_63e5f9b1dc_z.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6035/6287520017_df19d9030f_z.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6231/6287519875_f252ac67f8_z.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6226/6288040000_bcce9429d3_z.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6232/6287519969_647501b3fe_z.jpg

:cheers:

Pictures posted originally at MXscrapers by gustvoalonso, the bridge is nearly done and in will be finished by May 2012 and it will operate by October 2012.

Dejo algunas fotos que he encontrado en facebook, se trata de fotografías tomadas por Manuel Meraz Sarabia, y en compañía de Alfonso Gaitan Soto, Edaena Robles y otras de sus amistades. Todos ellos Fotógrafos de Durango.

Las fotos corresponden a la Super Carretera a Mazatlan.

http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x438/gusmed05/336278_2450793120669_1577224201_2321015_1952350890_o.jpg

http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x438/gusmed05/336217_2450793800686_1577224201_2321016_1966200997_o.jpg

http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x438/gusmed05/332308_2450796280748_1577224201_2321020_291677423_o.jpg

http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x438/gusmed05/330686_2450795520729_1577224201_2321019_1682747277_o.jpg

http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x438/gusmed05/330588_2450788400551_1577224201_2321006_375996550_o.jpg

http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x438/gusmed05/323706_2450815161220_1577224201_2321035_658801097_o.jpg

http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x438/gusmed05/322312_2450791240622_1577224201_2321012_1863492606_o.jpg

http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x438/gusmed05/321979_2450794240697_1577224201_2321017_135213055_o.jpg

http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x438/gusmed05/290204_2450817681283_1577224201_2321037_1157133857_o.jpg

http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x438/gusmed05/338236_2450789920589_1577224201_2321009_639044691_o.jpg

:omg:

According to what has been said in the Mexican thread, less than 100 mts are left before the two parts of this 1100mts-long bridge are connected.

:cheers:

:applause:

Today the two gaps at the Baluarte bridge (info about the bridge and the highway on post 564 in this thread) were closed, and the record guiness for the tallest bridge in the world of its type was delivered to the president of Mexico.

From the website of the Federal Government:
http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7021/6642831017_2fbf205500_b.jpg
Fuente: Web de la Presidencia de la República.

The bridge itself.
http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7147/6642831325_654a36a19f_b.jpg
Fuente: Web de la Presidencia de la República.

From the mexican newspaper El Universal:

http://fotos.eluniversal.com.mx/web_img/fotogaleria/010puente-alto2.jpg

http://fotos.eluniversal.com.mx/web_img/fotogaleria/010puente-alto4.jpg

The road isn't finished yet, it is expected to be done by late 2012, but the bridge itself is really impressive and a benchmark for mexican engineering.

more pics


El Puente Baluarte ya tiene el Récord Guinness de ser el más alto del mundo de su tipo.

FUENTE: Facebook de Felipe Calderon H.

http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x438/gusmed05/381468_10150478204869818_103302649817_8961558_198835005_n.jpg

http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x438/gusmed05/340144_10150478500344818_103302649817_8962777_166232788_o.jpg

http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x438/gusmed05/328808_10150478500599818_103302649817_8962778_747639734_o.jpg

http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x438/gusmed05/324414_10150478500044818_103302649817_8962776_1303460517_o.jpg

http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x438/gusmed05/413056_10150478500764818_103302649817_8962779_1164003939_o.jpg

Fantastic piece of engineering.

There's a BBC report with video here -

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16434200

:cheers:

Great bridge. How many lanes, I can't tell from the pictures?

An amazing bridge in a fantastic landscape. Good job Mexico! :okay:

Great bridge. How many lanes, I can't tell from the pictures?

The bridge will have four lanes according to official information.

More pictures:

http://eleconomista.com.mx/files/imagecache/nota_completa/puente_baluarte.jpg

http://www.obrasweb.mx/media/2012/01/05/puente-baluarte.jpg

One picture before the gap was closed.

http://cdn.animalpolitico.com/files/Puente_Baluarte.jpg

Cheers!

http://www.sfora.pl/Zobacz-najwyzszy-most-wiszacy-swiata-g39346-37505
They say it is the highest bridge in the world is it true ?
Nice jobe Mexico !

http://www.sfora.pl/Zobacz-najwyzszy-most-wiszacy-swiata-g39346-37505
They say it is the highest bridge in the world is it true ?
Nice jobe Mexico !

No.

The highest bridge in the world is a bridge in China's called the Siduhe River Bridge. It's deck is 496 meters / 1,627 feet above the Siduhe River.

Eric Sakowski's Highest Bridges site:
http://www.highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=List_of_500_Highest_International_Bridges

The world record that the Baluarte Bridge does have is that it is the world's highest cable-stayed bridge. The Siduhe River Bridge is a suspension bridge. Like it really matters.

nice bridge

Works are still ongoing at Baluarte Bridge...

Pics taken from the Mexican thread:



Amazing views of the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range!




http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/1976/75558563.jpg

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/2027/50016518.jpg

http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/8698/85606814.jpg

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http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/8639/98743924.jpg

http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/1641/93772336.jpg

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http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/1449/77858528.jpg

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/8118/30379495.jpg

http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/2359/65461610.jpg

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/8261/115vr.jpg

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/869/63095695.jpg

The bridge and the highway have been almost finished. From the Mexican thread (posted by @Ciudadano Kane), a pic "entre nubes"...

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/1870/puentebaluartenublado.jpg

An aerial pic, from the Mexican thread... the bridge and the new highway connecting the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean are almost finished:

No se si ya las habian posteado, aqui van.

http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/398117_486395951401923_575151981_n.jpg

http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/734078_486399388068246_628642901_n.jpg

Some pictures I took of the bridge today!, currently its not open to the traffic, due the highway in some other sections isn't finished...

Les dejo fotografías cortesía mía, que tomé hoy en la mañana dichas fotos, como a las 11 AM, en la zona del puente Baluarte... (no soy buen fotógrafo, pero hice lo mejor que pude, con una cámara corriente)

http://s8.postimage.org/vvda6zmit/Baluarte1.jpg

http://s8.postimage.org/h0ta6k2bp/Baluarte2.jpg

http://s8.postimage.org/d5pw3zj5x/Baluarte3.jpg

http://s8.postimage.org/9ndw7li9x/Baluarte4.jpg

http://s8.postimage.org/d89rqtmth/Baluarte5.jpg

http://s8.postimage.org/8aw75pkud/baluarte6.jpg

http://s8.postimage.org/clav1apxh/baluarte7.jpg

http://s8.postimage.org/hl8b98vk5/baluarte8.jpg

http://s8.postimage.org/5xe9ep6f9/baluarte9.jpg

http://s8.postimage.org/a7sxaabid/baluarte10.jpg

http://s8.postimage.org/zf3tajemd/baluarte11.jpg

http://s8.postimage.org/hdp9qh9z9/baluarte12.jpg

More pictures next post...

http://s8.postimage.org/6obky7y6d/baluarte13.jpg

http://s8.postimage.org/l8snt1t51/baluarte14.jpg

http://s8.postimage.org/q8upeqo5h/baluarte15.jpg

http://s8.postimage.org/fnau2qhtx/baluarte16.jpg

http://s8.postimage.org/ojlm6o8g5/baluarte17.jpg

http://s8.postimage.org/kbqtxx70l/baluarte18.jpg

http://s8.postimage.org/ggnfvcnut/baluarte19.jpg

http://s8.postimage.org/4g1zumgg5/baluarte20.jpg

http://s8.postimage.org/upn2df2dh/baluarte21.jpg

http://s8.postimage.org/9u0s2666d/baluarte22.jpg

http://s8.postimage.org/m9xhvwzid/baluarte23.jpg

http://s8.postimage.org/sc54menyd/baluarte24.jpg


Next some panoramas....

http://s7.postimage.org/mmj5hp8br/baluarte25.jpg (http://s7.postimage.org/k57eafofd/baluarte25.jpg)

http://s7.postimage.org/3vh87jdrb/baluarte26.jpg (http://s7.postimage.org/72brr5y7d/baluarte26.jpg)

http://s7.postimage.org/u56w42p2f/baluarte27.jpg (http://s7.postimage.org/kxenndi09/baluarte27.jpg)

http://s7.postimage.org/chp35vf53/baluarte28.jpg (http://s7.postimage.org/kafqxul49/baluarte28.jpg)

Click for better image resolution!
Hope you liked the pictures!

A little off topic from the bridge... you can see some pictures part of this new highway being constructed in Durango state, in Mexico.

Ahora el tramo carretero entre El Puente Baluarte y Llano Grande (a 60 kilómetros de Durango)

http://s3.postimage.org/8b5noinxf/mazdgo1.jpg

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http://s3.postimage.org/lbqlcfp9f/mazdgo20.jpg

http://s3.postimage.org/aq6q0fixv/mazdgo21.jpg

http://s3.postimage.org/uyu3m5i8z/mazdgo22.jpg

Mas a continuación...

You can see many more pictures of this new highway in this thread (in spanish)
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=100149435&postcount=865

This highway its amazing, lots of tunnels, bridges, cliffs, hills, even the weather and altitude in different zones its different, in this highway you can travel in less than 2 hours from snow in winter (in the mountains in Durango) to the beach (in Mazatlan)

Amazing views! Not only Baluarte bridge but the whole highway from Durango to Mazatlan has one of the most beautiful landscapes in the Americas. Thanks for sharing, Jbte.

:cheers: