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Completed in late 2012, the Xalapa Bridge is the largest structure on the     kilometer Xalapa Bypass highway.  By cutting a new route north of the capital city of Veracruz, travelers can finally avoid the congested, dangerous and slow moving route      This new bypass now allows for a fast route from the gulf coast city of Veracruz to the metropolis of Mexico City without having to leave the highway .
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Completed in late 2012, the Xalapa Bridge is the largest structure on the 60 kilometer Xalapa Bypass highway.  By cutting a new route north of the capital city of Veracruz, travelers can avoid the congested, dangerous and slow moving 2-lane roadThe new route 140 breaks off from original Veracruz-Xalapa highway about 20 kilometers east of the city, crossing several small canyons before a long elevation rise to the highlands northwest of Xalapa and the small city of Perote where the route continue on to Puebla and Mexico City.  The new route will offer a relief to those who live along the main Avenida Lazaro Cardenas in downtown Xalapa where trucks and other heavy vehicles were a common site on the way to Mexico City or Veracruz.
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The cantilever beam bridge measures 470 meters long with span configuration of 90 + 145 x 2 + 90 meters.  The tapered box beam is 6 meters wide at the base and supports a road deck 17.9 meters wide.
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Also on the Xalapa Bypass route are the double cantilever beam bridge El Cimarrón which has a single pier that drops almost 90 meters to the floor of a deep canyon as well as the 3-span Dos Ríos Bridge which is more then 55 meters high.  
 
        
 
        
  

Revision as of 02:49, 15 March 2013

Xalapa Bridge
Puente Xalapa
Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
443 feet high / 135 meters high
476 foot span / 145 meter span
2012

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Completed in late 2012, the Xalapa Bridge is the largest structure on the 60 kilometer Xalapa Bypass highway. By cutting a new route north of the capital city of Veracruz, travelers can avoid the congested, dangerous and slow moving 2-lane road. The new route 140 breaks off from original Veracruz-Xalapa highway about 20 kilometers east of the city, crossing several small canyons before a long elevation rise to the highlands northwest of Xalapa and the small city of Perote where the route continue on to Puebla and Mexico City. The new route will offer a relief to those who live along the main Avenida Lazaro Cardenas in downtown Xalapa where trucks and other heavy vehicles were a common site on the way to Mexico City or Veracruz.

The cantilever beam bridge measures 470 meters long with span configuration of 90 + 145 x 2 + 90 meters. The tapered box beam is 6 meters wide at the base and supports a road deck 17.9 meters wide.

Also on the Xalapa Bypass route are the double cantilever beam bridge El Cimarrón which has a single pier that drops almost 90 meters to the floor of a deep canyon as well as the 3-span Dos Ríos Bridge which is more then 55 meters high.



Xalapa Bridge Elevation Coming Soon


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Image by Vicente Gayosso.


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Image by SCT.


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San Marcos Bridge deck cross section.


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A Bailey type truss bridge with a clear span of approximately 60 meters / 200 feet was built to aid in the construction of the giant highway bridge. A parallel suspension footbridge also crosses the San Marcos River. Both bridges have a tower to tower distance of approximately 70 meters / 230 feet. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


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Another long footbridge across the San Marcos River about 1 kilometer downstream of the highway crossing. With a main span of at least 110 meters / 360 feet, this would rank among the 25 longest footbridges in North America. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


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When completed, the México-Tuxpan highway will connect Mexico City with the Gulf of Mexico 182 miles (293 kms) away.


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The new carretera will open up new trade routes to the interior of the country as well as Mexico City.


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San Marcos Bridge access roads topographic map.


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San Marcos Bridge satellite image showing the long and deep gorge of the San Marcos River.


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