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The highest bridge on the highway between Bogota and Villavicencio, Colombia, the Viaducto Pipiral opened in 2002. The bridge arcs across a steep mountainside creek with 3 equal sized prestressed concrete beam spans of 410 feet (125 mtrs). The 2-lane roadway is supported on a single cell concrete box girder with vertical walls. Also on the Bogota-Villavicencio highway | The second highest bridge on the highway between Bogota and Villavicencio, Colombia, the Viaducto Pipiral opened in 2002. The bridge arcs across a steep mountainside creek with 3 equal sized prestressed concrete beam spans of 410 feet (125 mtrs). The 2-lane roadway is supported on a single cell concrete box girder with vertical walls. | ||
Also on the Bogota-Villavicencio highway are the 150 and 90 meter high Puente Chirajara Bridges 10 kilometers to the West. | |||
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Pipiral Bridge satellite image. | Pipiral Bridge satellite image. | ||
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Pipiral Bridge location map. | |||
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[[Category:Bridges in Colombia]] | [[Category:Bridges in Colombia]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:56, 21 June 2020
Pipiral Bridge
Viaducto Pipiral
Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia
400 feet high / 122 meters high
410 foot span / 125 meter span
2002
The second highest bridge on the highway between Bogota and Villavicencio, Colombia, the Viaducto Pipiral opened in 2002. The bridge arcs across a steep mountainside creek with 3 equal sized prestressed concrete beam spans of 410 feet (125 mtrs). The 2-lane roadway is supported on a single cell concrete box girder with vertical walls.
Also on the Bogota-Villavicencio highway are the 150 and 90 meter high Puente Chirajara Bridges 10 kilometers to the West.
Pipiral Bridge satellite image.
Pipiral Bridge location map.
