Puente de la Unidad
Puente de la Unidad | |
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Puente de la Unidad at night | |
| Coordinates | 25°40′05″N 100°22′49″W / 25.66806°N 100.38028°W |
| Carries | vehicles |
| Crosses | Santa Catarina River |
| Locale | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge, inclined pylon, asymmetric, semi-fan arrangement |
| Material | Concrete (pylon) |
| Total length | 304 metres (997 ft) |
| Width | 28 to 35 metres (92 to 115 ft) |
| Height | 160 metres (520 ft) (pylon) |
| Longest span | 185 metres (607 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | Daniel Tassin |
| Constructed by | Grupo Garza Ponce |
| Location | |
Puente de la Unidad or Viaducto de la Unidad is a cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge designed by Óscar Bulnes that crosses the Santa Catarina River and connects the cities of Monterrey and San Pedro Garza García in the Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is part of a circuit called "Circuito La Unidad", which would consist of the interconnection of a series of avenues.