Centennial Bridge, Panama: Difference between revisions

| bridge_name = Centennial Bridge

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| official_name = Puente Centenario

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| carries = 6 lanes of the [[Pan-American Highway]]

| crosses = [[Culebra Cut]] of the [[Panama Canal]]

| locale = [[Panama]]

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| design = [[Cable-stayed bridge]]

| mainspan = {{convert|420|m}}

| length = {{convert|1,052 |m (3,451 |ft)|abbr=on}}

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| below= 80 m (262 = {{convert|80|m|ft)|abbr=on}}

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| cost = $120 million USD<ref name="Roadtraffic-tech"/>

| open = 15 August 2004

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| coordinates = {{coord|9|1|48.19|N|79|38|8.47|W|region:PA_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

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[[Panama]]'s '''Centennial Bridge''' ({{lang-langx|es|'''Puente Centenario'''}}) is a major bridge crossing the [[Panama Canal]]. It was built to supplement the overcrowded [[Bridge of the Americas]] and to replace it as the carrier of the [[Pan-American Highway]]. Upon its opening in 2004, it became the second permanent crossing of the canal.

Since the bridge represented a major bottleneck in the [[Pan-American Highway]], [[Panama]]'s Ministry of Public Works requested tenders for a second canal crossing in October 2000.<ref name="Roadtraffic-tech">[http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/puente/index.html ''Puente Centenario - Second Panama Canal Crossing''] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051023132422/http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/puente/index.html |date=October 23, 2005 }}, from Road Traffic Technology. The span is incorrectly given as 320 m.</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=domain on WP:BLACKLIST|date=June 2016}} The contract to build a replacement bridge was awarded in March 2002. An ambitious schedule of just 29 months was set for construction, so that the bridge could open on the 90th anniversary of the first ship transit of the Panama Canal by the cargo ship ''Ancon,'' on 15 August 1914. The bridge was named for Panama's [[centennial]], which occurred on 3 November 2003. similar to Russky Bridge in Russia,

Part of the access to the Centennial Bridge collapsed in December 2010, following heavy rain and flooding.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digtriad.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=151684|accessdate=2010-12-13|title=Rain Causes Panama Canal Bridge To Collapse|date=2010-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501024710/http://www.digtriad.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=151684|archive-date=2013-05-01|url-status=dead}}</ref> In November 2011 full traffic was restored.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.panama-guide.com/article.php/20111018161506863 |title=Centennial Bridge Access Road Reopened Today After Repairs - Panama Guide |access-date=2011-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230052646/http://www.panama-guide.com/article.php/20111018161506863 |archive-date=2014-12-30 |url-status=deadusurped }}</ref>

[[Image:Panama Canal Cent Bridge Building.jpeg|thumb|right|The Centennial Bridge, under construction, dwarfs the sailboat passing beneath it, whose mast is approximately {{convert|17 metres (55 |m|ft)|abbr=off}} high. The pylon under construction is to be {{convert|184|m|ft}}.]]

The bridge is a [[Cable-stayed bridge|cable-stayed]] design with a total span of {{convert|1,052&nbsp;|m (3,451&nbsp;|ft)|abbr=on}}. The main span is {{convert|420&nbsp;|m (1,380&nbsp;|ft)|abbr=on}} and clears the canal by {{convert|80&nbsp;|m (262&nbsp;|ft)|abbr=on}}, allowing large vessels to pass below it. The bridge is supported by two towers, each {{convert|184&nbsp;|m (604&nbsp;|ft)|abbr=on}} high. The deck carries six lanes of traffic across the canal.<ref name="Structurae">{{cite web|url=http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0006023|title=Puente Centenario|accessdate=2013-09-19|website=Structurae}}</ref>

* 2005 Bridge Award of Excellence, American Segmental Bridge Institute (ASBI).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asbi-assoc.org/index.cfm/news/bridgeawards|title=ASBI --&ndash; Bridge Awards|website=www.asbi-assoc.org|access-date=2020-02-14|archive-date=2020-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705084957/https://www.asbi-assoc.org/index.cfm/news/bridgeawards|url-status=dead}}</ref>