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Lost in the mountains of Mexico’s Jalisco state, the Puente Progreso is one of the most beautiful concrete arch bridges in North America.  Designed by Mexpresa, one of Mexico City’s premier engineering firms, the bridge has great details including inclined spandrels that accentuate the curve of the arch as well as the a concrete flange on the side of the arch that wraps over and around the base of the arch.
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Lost in the mountains of Mexico’s Jalisco state, the Puente Progreso is one of the most beautiful concrete arch bridges in North America.  Designed by Mexpresa, one of Mexico City’s premier engineering firms, the bridge has great details including inclined spandrels that accentuate the curve of the arch as well as the a concrete flange on the side of the arch that wraps over and around the base of the arch.  Another engineering report has the bridge as high as 433 feet (132 mtrs).
 
      
 
      
  

Revision as of 01:43, 8 January 2010

Progreso Bridge
Puente Progreso
San Sebastián del Oeste, Jalisco, Mexico
390 feet high / 119 meters high
472 foot span / 144 meter span
2007

1ProgresoPanoramio.jpg


Lost in the mountains of Mexico’s Jalisco state, the Puente Progreso is one of the most beautiful concrete arch bridges in North America. Designed by Mexpresa, one of Mexico City’s premier engineering firms, the bridge has great details including inclined spandrels that accentuate the curve of the arch as well as the a concrete flange on the side of the arch that wraps over and around the base of the arch. Another engineering report has the bridge as high as 433 feet (132 mtrs).



Progreso Bridge Elevation


2Puente-el-Progreso---IntersofiaWikimedia.jpg

Image by Intersofia.


3ProgresoFutygummPanoramio.jpg

Image by Futygumm.


4ProgressoGustavoGonzalezBarbaPanoramio.jpg

Image by Gustavo Gonzalez Barba.


5ProgresoRubenGarzonCruz.jpg

Image by Ruben Garzon Cruz.


6ProgresoRubenGarzonCruz.jpg

Image by Ruben Garzon Cruz.


7ProgresoRubenGarzonCruz.jpg

Image by Ruben Garzon Cruz.


8ProgresoAerial.jpg

Progreso Bridge satellite image.