Difference between revisions of "DurangoMazatlanHighwayTour"
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[[File:CantilBridge2_copy.jpg|750px|center]] | [[File:CantilBridge2_copy.jpg|750px|center]] | ||
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− | + | Puente Cantil satélite. | |
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[[File:BotijasSatellite2.jpg|750px|center]] | [[File:BotijasSatellite2.jpg|750px|center]] | ||
− | + | Puente Botijas satélite. | |
[[File:DurangoHwyKm150-157Skyscrapercity.jpg|750px|center]] | [[File:DurangoHwyKm150-157Skyscrapercity.jpg|750px|center]] | ||
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[[File:ElCarrizoFinalElevationWMeasurement.jpg|750px|center]] | [[File:ElCarrizoFinalElevationWMeasurement.jpg|750px|center]] | ||
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[[File:ElCarrizoBridge21_copy.jpg|750px|center]] | [[File:ElCarrizoBridge21_copy.jpg|750px|center]] | ||
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− | + | Puente El Carrizo satélite. | |
[[File:DurangoHwyKm167-175Skyscrapercity.jpg|750px|center]] | [[File:DurangoHwyKm167-175Skyscrapercity.jpg|750px|center]] | ||
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[[File:LaCascadaBridge2_copy.jpg|750px|center]] | [[File:LaCascadaBridge2_copy.jpg|750px|center]] | ||
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[[File:ChirimoyoBridge2_copy.jpg|750px|center]] | [[File:ChirimoyoBridge2_copy.jpg|750px|center]] | ||
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[[File:DurangoHwyKm175-188.jpg|750px|center]] | [[File:DurangoHwyKm175-188.jpg|750px|center]] | ||
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[[File:SantaLuciaBridge313ftH_copy.jpg|750px|center]] | [[File:SantaLuciaBridge313ftH_copy.jpg|750px|center]] | ||
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+ | [[File:LasPalomasBridge4_copy.jpg|750px|center]] | ||
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+ | Puente Las Palomas satélite. | ||
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+ | [[File:JabalinaBridge_copy.jpg|750px|center]] | ||
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+ | Puente Jabalina satélite. | ||
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+ | [[File:PanucoBridge.jpg|750px|center]] | ||
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+ | Puente Panuco satélite. | ||
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− | + | Puente La Guayanera satélite. | |
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− | [[File: | + | [[File:CascadaSatellite.jpg|750px|center]] |
− | + | Puente Cascada satélite. | |
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− | + | Puente Santa Lucia satélite. | |
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− | + | Felicitaciones a las empresas involucradas en la construcción de la carretera! | |
Revision as of 00:26, 14 February 2013
Durango-Mazatlán Highway Tour
Carretera Durango-Mazatlán Turística
The following is a select group of images taken during a June, 2012 visit to the central portion of the Durango-Mazatlán highway as well as images from the SCT. This construction tour focused on approximately 25 of the largest bridges on the highway with a special emphasis on the spans of the central 94 kilometers between El Salto and Concordia that will finally be open to traffic in the summer of 2013.
The vast majority of the 69 bridges are Nebraska-type concrete girder spans. The eight largest beam bridges are double cantilever while the 2 longest and highest crossings are cable stayed. The 230 kilometer highway also has 61 tunnels including the 2.8 kilometer El Sinaloense tunnel.
I decided to briefly show some of the bridges from kilometer 1 near Durango to kilometer 91 near El Salto even though this section has been open since 2008. The stretch between Las Adjuntas at kilometer 111 to Panuco at kilometer 186 is where all the new construction has been underway.
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Puentes de kilómetros 30 - 40.
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Puente Cantil satélite.
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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Puente Botijas satélite.
Puentes de kilómetros 150 - 157
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Puente El Platanito satélite.
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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Drawing by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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Diagram by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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Puente El Carrizo satélite.
Puentes de kilómetros 167 - 175
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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Sinaloense tunnel saaaaa
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Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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Puentes de kilómetros 175 - 188
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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Puente La Capilla satélite.
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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Puente El Nacaral satélite.
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Puente Las Palomas satélite.
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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Puente Jabalina satélite.
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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Puente Panuco satélite.
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Puente La Guayanera satélite.
Image by SCT
Puente Cascada satélite.
Puente Santa Lucia satélite.
Image by SCT
Image by SCT
Felicitaciones a las empresas involucradas en la construcción de la carretera!