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Mexico Inaugurates World's Tallest Suspension Bridge Alexander Walter2012-01-06T17:15:00-05:00>2012-01-06T17:17:28-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/da/da63221629a2dea85c1cb65cb4d0c59d?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>With yesterday’s inauguration, the Baluarte Bridge in Mexico is officially the Guinness World Record holder for the tallest cable-stayed bridge.
The massive infrastructure project consists of 152 steel suspenders supporting over 1100 meters of 20 meter wide roadway, with a central span of over 520 meters. Its four lanes are held up by two 400 meter towers – tall enough to house the Eiffel Tower – which bring the structure its impressive world record credentials.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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