| Highways, Byways, And Bridge Photography |
Coatzacoalcos River Bridge
180D Coatzacoalcos River Crossing At Minatitlan
Veracruz, Veracruz
| • Bridge: |
Coatzacoalcos II Bridge |
| • City: |
Minatitlan |
| • State: |
Veracruz |
| • Country: |
Mexico |
| • Carries: |
Mexico 180D |
| • Crosses: |
Coatzacoalcos River |
| • Date Opened: |
June 7, 1984 |
| • Total Length: |
2,290 Feet |
| • Longest Span: |
945 Feet |
| • Tower Height: |
325 Feet |
| • Deck Width: |
59 Feet |
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The Coatzacoalcos II Bridge is a huge structure, one of the largest
cable stayed bridges in the world when it was built. The bridge is
a key link in the freeway that bypasses Coatzacoalcos, a coastal city
in the southern part of the state of Veracruz. Coatzacoalcos is a
major oil city, and the petrochemical industry has turned the area
into a vast wasteland.
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