Mezcala Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Mezcala Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 17°56′13″N 99°22′09″W / 17.936832°N 99.369256°W |
| Carries | Mexican Federal Highway 95D from Cuernavaca to Acapulco |
| Crosses | Mezcala River (also called the Balsas River) |
| Locale | Eduardo Neri / Tepecoacuilco de Trujano, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Official name | Mezcala Bridge |
| Other name(s) | Mezcala Solidaridad |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 891 m (2,923 ft) |
| Longest span | Six uneven spans with max span of 313 metres (1,027 ft) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1993 |
| Location | |
 | |
The Mezcala Bridge (also known as the Mezcala-Solidaridad Bridge), is a cable-stayed bridge located in the state of Guerrero on Highway 95D in Mexico. It spans the Balsas River (known locally as the Mezcala River) close to the western Pacific coast of the country. This bridge, with a total length of 891 m (2,923 ft) and six uneven spans completed in 1993, has been in service since 1994 as a toll bridge.
It was the world's tallest bridge from its opening in 1993 to 1998 when the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge in Japan was opened. It was also the highest bridge in Mexico and the second highest multiple cable-stayed bridge to be built in the world.[1][2]
The Mezcala Bridge was built as part of the 1989–1994 highway restructuring program in Mexico, which reduced the distance of Highway 95 between Cuernavaca and Acapulco by 49 km.
The bridge suffered a fire in one of its cable systems in March 2007 when there was an accident on the main deck. The fire resulted when a coconut-carrying truck collided with two school buses. The bridge was only partially closed until the damaged cable was replaced.[3]
- ^ "Nicholas Jasburg's Strcturale". Mezcala Viaduct. Retrieved December 25, 2010.
- ^ Roberto Gómez Torres. "Mezcala Solidaridad Bridge". worldwidepanorama.org. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2010.
- ^ Theodore P. Zoli and Justin Steinhouse. "Some Considerations in the Design of Long Span Bridges against Progressive Collapse" (pdf). HNTB Corporation. pp. 1, 6, 14. Retrieved December 25, 2010.