Mexico inaugurates world's highest cable-stayed bridge
Mexican President Felipe Calderon has inaugurated the world's highest cable-stayed bridge.
The 403m (1,321ft) tall Baluarte bridge spans a deep ravine in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains in the north.
It is part of a new highway crossing some of Mexico's most rugged terrain, from Mazatlan on the Pacific Coast to Durango in the interior.
The cable-stayed bridge is so tall that the Eiffel Tower would easily fit under its central span.
"This project will unite the people of northern Mexico as never before," President Calderon said at the inauguration ceremony.
Officials from the Guinness World of Records were on hand to present him with an award recognising the engineering feat.
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Mexican President Felipe Calderon has inaugurated the world's highest cable-stayed bridge.
The 403m (1,321ft) tall Baluarte bridge spans a deep ravine in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains in the north.
It is part of a new highway crossing some of Mexico's most rugged terrain, from Mazatlan on the Pacific Coast to Durango in the interior.
The cable-stayed bridge is so tall that the Eiffel Tower would easily fit under its central span.
"This project will unite the people of northern Mexico as never before," President Calderon said at the inauguration ceremony.
Officials from the Guinness World of Records were on hand to present him with an award recognising the engineering feat.
Watch video - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16434200