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Centennial Bridge

Autop. Panamá - La Chorrera, Provincia de Panamá, Panama
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The Centennial Bridge is a major cable-stayed bridge crossing the Panama Canal. Over 3,451 feet, in length, it carries six lanes of the Pan-American Highway. The longest span is 1,380 feet and it has a clearance of 260 feet below the decking for tall ships to pass under it. It was built to supplement the overcrowded Bridge of the Americas and to replace it as the carrier of the Pan-American Highway. When it opened in August 2004, it became the second permanent crossing of the canal. Construction stated in 2002, with the total construction cost being $120 million USD. The bridge was named for Panama's centennial, which occurred on ...

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The Centennial Bridge ! Great experience passing under this bridge during our panama canal transit !

The Centennial Bridge is the second major road crossing of the Panama Canal, the first being the Bridge of the Americas. (Small service bridges are built in the lock structures at Miraflores and Gatún Locks, but these bridges are only usable when the lock gates are closed and have limited capacity.)

The Centennial Bridge is located 15 km (9.3 mi) north of the Bridge of the Americas and crosses the Culebra Cut (Gaillard Cut) close to the Pedro Miguel locks. New freeway sections, connecting Arraijan in the west to Cerro Patacon in the east via the bridge, significantly alleviate congestion on the Bridge of...

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El puente de las Américas, inaugurado en 1962, era el único puente permanente sobre el canal de Panamá hasta el año 2004. El tráfico de este puente era originalmente alrededor de 9500 vehículos por día; sin embargo, con el tiempo fue aumentando y para el año 2004 el puente era utilizado por 35 000 vehículos por día.

Dado que ese puente representaba el mayor cuello de botella en la carretera Panamericana, el ministro de obras públicas encargó la construcción de un segundo puente que cruzara el canal en octubre de 2000. El contrato para construir este puente adicional se adjudicó en marzo de 2002. Un ambicioso plan de solo 29 meses fue planeado su construcción con el fin que el puente estuviera abierto en el 90.º aniversario del primer barco que transitó el canal de Panamá, el vapor Ancón, el 15 de agosto de 1914. El nombre del puente se debe al centenario de Panamá, el 3 de noviembre de 2003.

El nuevo puente fue diseñado por una empresa conjunta entre TY Lin International y Louis Berger Group Inc. El arquitecto de transporte Miguel Rosales de Rosales y asociados, con sede en Boston, diseñó el concepto y los diseños estéticos originales para el puente Centenario. Los contratos de estructuras y de ingeniería de construcción fueron adjudicados a Leonhardt Andrä y asociados y la construcción a Bilfinger Berger, con sede en Alemania.

Se inauguró el 15 de agosto de 2004, por la presidenta Mireya Moscoso a tan solo 15 días de finalizar su mandato presidencial, para que coincidiera con el 90° aniversario del primer barco que transitó por el canal, el Vapor Ancón, pero debido al poco tiempo que tenía la obra para su finalización de tan solo 29 meses, Moscoso inauguró el puente inconcluso debido a que las carreteras de acceso no estaban finalizadas, y por ende el puente no podía transportar a ningún vehículo. Aunque fue abierto al tráfico el 2 de septiembre de 2005, por el presidente Martín Torrijos cuando se terminaron las nuevas...

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Celeste RuppeltCeleste Ruppelt
The Centennial Bridge is a major cable-stayed bridge crossing the Panama Canal. Over 3,451 feet, in length, it carries six lanes of the Pan-American Highway. The longest span is 1,380 feet and it has a clearance of 260 feet below the decking for tall ships to pass under it. It was built to supplement the overcrowded Bridge of the Americas and to replace it as the carrier of the Pan-American Highway. When it opened in August 2004, it became the second permanent crossing of the canal. Construction stated in 2002, with the total construction cost being $120 million USD. The bridge was named for Panama's centennial, which occurred on November 3, 2003.
jason pereirajason pereira
The Centennial Bridge ! Great experience passing under this bridge during our panama canal transit ! The Centennial Bridge is the second major road crossing of the Panama Canal, the first being the Bridge of the Americas. (Small service bridges are built in the lock structures at Miraflores and Gatún Locks, but these bridges are only usable when the lock gates are closed and have limited capacity.) The Centennial Bridge is located 15 km (9.3 mi) north of the Bridge of the Americas and crosses the Culebra Cut (Gaillard Cut) close to the Pedro Miguel locks. New freeway sections, connecting Arraijan in the west to Cerro Patacon in the east via the bridge, significantly alleviate congestion on the Bridge of the Americas.
Donald HueyDonald Huey
A visit to Puente Centena means you are visiting the Panama Canal. As we were scheduled with passage through the new canal, we decided to book a ferry ride through the old canal so as to experience both. So glad we did. The ferry through the old locks were so much more interesting than the passage through the new ones, the next day. Wonderful, bucket list adventure!
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The Centennial Bridge is a major cable-stayed bridge crossing the Panama Canal. Over 3,451 feet, in length, it carries six lanes of the Pan-American Highway. The longest span is 1,380 feet and it has a clearance of 260 feet below the decking for tall ships to pass under it. It was built to supplement the overcrowded Bridge of the Americas and to replace it as the carrier of the Pan-American Highway. When it opened in August 2004, it became the second permanent crossing of the canal. Construction stated in 2002, with the total construction cost being $120 million USD. The bridge was named for Panama's centennial, which occurred on November 3, 2003.
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The Centennial Bridge ! Great experience passing under this bridge during our panama canal transit ! The Centennial Bridge is the second major road crossing of the Panama Canal, the first being the Bridge of the Americas. (Small service bridges are built in the lock structures at Miraflores and Gatún Locks, but these bridges are only usable when the lock gates are closed and have limited capacity.) The Centennial Bridge is located 15 km (9.3 mi) north of the Bridge of the Americas and crosses the Culebra Cut (Gaillard Cut) close to the Pedro Miguel locks. New freeway sections, connecting Arraijan in the west to Cerro Patacon in the east via the bridge, significantly alleviate congestion on the Bridge of the Americas.
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A visit to Puente Centena means you are visiting the Panama Canal. As we were scheduled with passage through the new canal, we decided to book a ferry ride through the old canal so as to experience both. So glad we did. The ferry through the old locks were so much more interesting than the passage through the new ones, the next day. Wonderful, bucket list adventure!
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