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Xalapa Bridge
Puente Xalapa
Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
443 feet high / 135 meters high
476 foot span / 14…'

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Xalapa Bridge<br />
Puente Xalapa<br />
Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico<br />
443 feet high / 135 meters high<br />
476 foot span / 145 meter span<br />
2012<br />
[[File:SanMarcByJoseM.Saa.jpg|750px|center]]
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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 .

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[[File:XalapaElevFinal.jpg|750px|center]]<br />
Xalapa Bridge Elevation Coming Soon<br />
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[[File:SanMarcosViaduct.jpg|750px|center]]
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

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Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

[[File:SanMarcosPierBaseFamilia.jpg|750px|center]]
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Image by Vicente Gayosso.

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Image by SCT.

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Image by SCT.

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Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

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Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

[[File:SanMarcosDeckCross.jpg|750px|center]]
San Marcos Bridge deck cross section.

[[File:SanMarcosBeamGap.jpg|450px|center]]
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

[[File:SanMarcosDeckCurve.jpg|750px|center]]
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

[[File:SanMarcosPier&Cliff2.jpg|450px|center]]
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

[[File:SanMarcosLowerPierLonglens.jpg|750px|center]]
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[[File:SanMarcosTendon.jpg|750px|center]]
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

[[File:SanMarcosTraveler.jpg|750px|center]]
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

[[File:SanMarcosSuspension2.jpg|750px|center]]
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

[[File:SanMarcosSuspension4.jpg|750px|center]]
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

[[File:SanMarcosSuspensionTruss.jpg|750px|center]]
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

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Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

[[File:SanMarcos&GrupoTriadaTruck.jpg|750px|center]]
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

[[File:SanMarcosLongSuspensionFootbridge.jpg|750px|center]]
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

[[File:SanMarcosHighwayMap2.jpg|750px|center]]
When completed, the México-Tuxpan highway will connect Mexico City with the Gulf of Mexico 182 miles (293 kms) away.

[[File:SanMarcosCarreteraMap.jpg|630px|center]]
The new carretera will open up new trade routes to the interior of the country as well as Mexico City.

[[File:SanMarcosTopoAccess.jpg|550px|center]]
San Marcos Bridge access roads topographic map.

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San Marcos Bridge satellite image showing the long and deep gorge of the San Marcos River.

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[[Category:Bridges in Mexico]]
[[Category:Bridges in Puebla, Mexico]]

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−	Completed in late 2012, the Xalapa Bridge is the largest structure on the 60 kilometer Xalapa Bypass highway. By cutting a new route north of the capital city of Veracruz, travelers can avoid the congested, dangerous and slow moving 2-lane road. The new route 140 breaks off from original Veracruz-Xalapa highway about 20 kilometers east of the city, crossing several small canyons before a long elevation rise to the highlands northwest of Xalapa and the small city of Perote where the route ~~continue~~ on to Puebla and Mexico City. The new route will offer a relief to those who live along the main Avenida Lazaro Cardenas in downtown Xalapa where trucks and other heavy vehicles were a common site on the way to Mexico City or Veracruz.	+	Completed in late 2012, the Xalapa Bridge is the largest structure on the 60 kilometer Xalapa Bypass highway. By cutting a new route north of the capital city of Veracruz, travelers can avoid the congested, dangerous and slow moving 2-lane road. The new route 140 breaks off from original Veracruz-Xalapa highway about 20 kilometers east of the city, crossing several small canyons before a long elevation rise to the highlands northwest of Xalapa and the small city of Perote where the route continues on to Puebla and Mexico City. The new route will offer a relief to those who live along the main Avenida Lazaro Cardenas in downtown Xalapa where trucks and other heavy vehicles were a common site on the way to Mexico City or Veracruz.

	The cantilever beam bridge measures 470 meters long with span configuration of 90 + 145 x 2 + 90 meters. The tapered box beam is 6 meters wide at the base and supports a road deck 17.9 meters wide. During the planning and construction of the crossing, the bridge was referred to by various names including Puente Chiltoyac and Puente Fidelidad before they finally settled on Puente Xalapa.		The cantilever beam bridge measures 470 meters long with span configuration of 90 + 145 x 2 + 90 meters. The tapered box beam is 6 meters wide at the base and supports a road deck 17.9 meters wide. During the planning and construction of the crossing, the bridge was referred to by various names including Puente Chiltoyac and Puente Fidelidad before they finally settled on Puente Xalapa.

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 foot span / 145 meter span<br />
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+[[File:XalapaImageByRevistaeltlacuilo.jpg|750px|center]]
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 I have no idea what this mass of rock is or how it came to be.  Does anyone know more?  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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 [[File:XalapaUnderside2.jpg|750px|center]]
 Nothing like a lunchtime siesta!  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

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 Completed in late 2012, the Xalapa Bridge is the largest structure on the 60 kilometer Xalapa Bypass highway.  By cutting a new route north of the capital city of Veracruz, travelers can avoid the congested, dangerous and slow moving 2-lane road.  The new route 140 breaks off from original Veracruz-Xalapa highway about 20 kilometers east of the city, crossing several small canyons before a long elevation rise to the highlands northwest of Xalapa and the small city of Perote where the route continue on to Puebla and Mexico City.  The new route will offer a relief to those who live along the main Avenida Lazaro Cardenas in downtown Xalapa where trucks and other heavy vehicles were a common site on the way to Mexico City or Veracruz.
-The cantilever beam bridge measures 470 meters long with span configuration of 90 + 145 x 2 + 90 meters.  The tapered box beam is 6 meters wide at the base and supports a road deck 17.9 meters wide.
+The cantilever beam bridge measures 470 meters long with span configuration of 90 + 145 x 2 + 90 meters.  The tapered box beam is 6 meters wide at the base and supports a road deck 17.9 meters wide.  During the planning and construction of the crossing, the bridge was referred to by various names including Puente Chiltoyac and Puente Fidelidad before they finally settled on Puente Xalapa.
 Also on the Xalapa Bypass route are the double cantilever beam bridge El Cimarrón which has a single pier that drops almost 90 meters to the floor of a deep canyon as well as the 3-span Dos Ríos Bridge which is more then 55 meters high.

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+[[File:XalapaSideView.jpg|750px|center]]
 Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
-[[File:SanMarcosHighestPierBase.jpg|450px|center]]
+[[File:XalapaPiers.jpg|450px|center]]
 Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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+[[File:XalapaBridge.jpg|750px|center]]
 Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
-[[File:SanMarcosVicenteGayosso.jpg|450px|center]]
+[[File:XalapaTallestPierView.jpg|750px|center]]
-Image by Vicente Gayosso.
+A view looking straight down the north side of the tallest pier.  A small waterfall is located just downstream of the crossing.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
-[[File:SanMarcosPier4Base3.jpg|750px|center]]
+[[File:XalapaWaterfall.jpg|450px|center]]
 Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
-[[File:SanMarcosDeckCross.jpg|750px|center]]
+[[File:XalapaCrossSec.jpg|550px|center]]
-San Marcos Bridge deck cross section.
+Xalapa Bridge deck cross section.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
-[[File:SanMarcosBeamGap.jpg|450px|center]]
+[[File:XalapaBridgeLonglens.jpg|750px|center]]
 Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
-[[File:SanMarcosDeckCurve.jpg|750px|center]]
+[[File:XalapaDeck.jpg|750px|center]]
 Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
-[[File:SanMarcosPier&Cliff2.jpg|450px|center]]
+[[File:XalapaPier&Valley2.jpg|450px|center]]
 Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
-[[File:SanMarcosLowerPierLonglens.jpg|750px|center]]
+[[File:XalapaBridgeRock.jpg|750px|center]]
-Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+I have no idea what this mass of rock is or how it came to be.  Does anyone know more?  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
-[[File:SanMarcosLonglens3.jpg|750px|center]]
+[[File:XalapaDownView.jpg|750px|center]]
-Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+A view looking straight down the south side of the tallest pier.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
-[[File:SanMarcosUpperHalf.jpg|750px|center]]
+[[File:XalapaNorthSide.jpg|750px|center]]
 Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
-[[File:SanMarcosTendon.jpg|750px|center]]
+[[File:XalapaUpstreamValley.jpg|750px|center]]
-Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+A view looking upstream.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
-[[File:SanMarcos&GrupoTriadaTruck.jpg|750px|center]]
+[[File:XalapaBridgeWall.jpg|750px|center]]
 Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
-[[File:SanMarcosLongSuspensionFootbridge.jpg|750px|center]]
+[[File:XalapaUnderside2.jpg|750px|center]]
-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
+Nothing like a lunchtime siesta!  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

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 Puente Xalapa<br />
 Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico<br />
-feet high / 135 meters high<br />
+feet high / 138 meters high<br />
 foot span / 145 meter span<br />
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−	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~~ .	+	Completed in late 2012, the Xalapa Bridge is the largest structure on the 60 kilometer Xalapa Bypass highway. By cutting a new route north of the capital city of Veracruz, travelers can avoid the congested, dangerous and slow moving 2-lane road. The new route 140 breaks off from original Veracruz-Xalapa highway about 20 kilometers east of the city, crossing several small canyons before a long elevation rise to the highlands northwest of Xalapa and the small city of Perote where the route continue on to Puebla and Mexico City. The new route will offer a relief to those who live along the main Avenida Lazaro Cardenas in downtown Xalapa where trucks and other heavy vehicles were a common site on the way to Mexico City or Veracruz.
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		+	The cantilever beam bridge measures 470 meters long with span configuration of 90 + 145 x 2 + 90 meters. The tapered box beam is 6 meters wide at the base and supports a road deck 17.9 meters wide.
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		+	Also on the Xalapa Bypass route are the double cantilever beam bridge El Cimarrón which has a single pier that drops almost 90 meters to the floor of a deep canyon as well as the 3-span Dos Ríos Bridge which is more then 55 meters high.