vgabndo
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Has anyone seen this bridge yet? Orgullo de Mexico!
The Escalara Nautica was another matter.
http://highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=Baluarte_Brid...
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
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Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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motoged
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V,
Thanks for that....I love how they are building bridges these
days !! 
Don't believe everything you think....
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BajaBruno
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The Tampico Bridge is of nearly identical construction, though admittedly not on such a spectacular gorge.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File uente_Tampico_Tamaulipas.jpg
Christopher Bruno, Elk Grove, CA.
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BAJA.DESERT.RAT
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WOW !!!!
thank you !
BIEN SALUD, DA RAT
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desertcpl
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that is a WOW
makes me think if Main Land Mexico can built some thing like this.
but is takes years for them to built that road to Gonzaga
Baja is still the step child
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bufeo
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That's rather impressive.
Allen R
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The cuotas, multiples, are going to be similarly spectacular.
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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While driving over this bridge I would be thinking about.....the rusted Chinese rebar inside, the extra sand in the cement to save money, the thinner
than spec cables holding it up ( think MORDIDA), GRADE 5 bolts to hold it together (mordida again). Enjoy your drive.
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based on my experience with baja's bridge building, I may opt to walk the valley instead....
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That is called a "cable-stay" bridge, relatively new type of bridge construction and spectacularly beautiful. They have largely replaced suspension
bridges (like the Golden Gate Bridge) throughout the world.
carpe diem!
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vag,
Love the cable-stayed bridges. A little bit bigger than "Sundial" up your way. We have a ped bridge at the convention center in San Diego now with
similar technology.
Thanks for posting.
Ken
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Ken Bondy
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Another pretty one in Dubrovnik, Croatia:
[Edited on 5-24-2012 by Ken Bondy]
carpe diem!
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Marc
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Mexican Engineering.
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Yes, but in the U.S. we build the best bombs!
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highway department of Mexico hopes to improve trade and increase tourism between the city of Durango and the coastal city of
Mazatlán.
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Certainly will improve drug trafficing between Duango and the west coast and the cartels can afford the tolls.
Bob Durrell
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thebajarunner
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Check out the new Hoover Dam bridge
We watched this one going up,
been open a couple years,
I am sending David K up to give us a full report
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1297473/Incredible-i...
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| Quote: | Originally posted by 1bobo
Yes, but in the U.S. we build the best bombs! |
That seems to be our forte now doesn't it? Unfortunately, the US is turning into a backwater architecturally---look at the other
countries/cities---Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, China, and yes Mexico---much more emphasis on design of new construction.
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Marc
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mexitron
| Quote: | Originally posted by 1bobo
Yes, but in the U.S. we build the best bombs! |
That seems to be our forte now doesn't it? Unfortunately, the US is turning into a backwater architecturally---look at the other
countries/cities---Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, China, and yes Mexico---much more emphasis on design of new construction. |
You are right-on. My wife's cousin is a bridge engineer in Hong Kong. He showed off his work to us a couple of years ago. Just amazing. And unlike in
this country the structures there are built in a very short time.
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