Atlantic Bridge | |
|---|---|
 The bridge in August 2019 | |
| Coordinates | 9°18′29″N 79°55′07″W / 9.30796°N 79.91863°W |
| Carries | Four lanes of traffic, pedestrians and bicycles |
| Crosses | Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal |
| Locale | Colón, Panama |
| Owner | Panama Canal Authority |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | double-pylon, double-plane cable-stayed bridge |
| Material | Prestressed concrete |
| Total length | 2,820 m (9,250 ft) |
| Height | 212.5 m (697 ft) |
| Longest span | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
| No. of spans | 3 (230, 530, 230 m) |
| Piers in water | 1 |
| Clearance below | 75 m (246 ft)[1] |
| History | |
| Designer | HPDI and Louis Berger Group |
| Constructed by | Vinci Construction Grands Projets |
| Construction start | January 2013 |
| Construction end | August 2019 |
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The Atlantic Bridge is a road bridge in Colón, Panama spanning the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal. Completed in 2019, it is the third bridge over the canal after the Bridge of the Americas and the Centennial Bridge, both on the Pacific side of the canal.
The bridge is a double-pylon, double-plane, concrete girder, cable-stayed bridge with a main span of 530 metres (1,740 ft) and two side spans of 230 metres (750 ft). The east and west approaches are 1,074 metres (3,524 ft) and 756 metres (2,480 ft) long, respectively. The bridge was designed by the China Communication Construction Company[1] and built by Vinci Construction.
- ^ a b "Chinese firm to design new bridge over Panama Canal". China Daily. Xinhua. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2012.