Xalapa Bridge
Xalapa Bridge
Puente Xalapa
Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
443 feet high / 135 meters high
476 foot span / 145 meter span
2012
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 .
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Vicente Gayosso.
Image by SCT.
Image by SCT.
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Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
San Marcos Bridge deck cross section.
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Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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
When completed, the México-Tuxpan highway will connect Mexico City with the Gulf of Mexico 182 miles (293 kms) away.
The new carretera will open up new trade routes to the interior of the country as well as Mexico City.
San Marcos Bridge access roads topographic map.
San Marcos Bridge satellite image showing the long and deep gorge of the San Marcos River.