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sparks

Apr 21, 2010, 5:15 AM

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Baluarte Bridge - El Palmito, Sinaloa, Mexico

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http://www.highestbridges.com/...itle=Baluarte_Bridge

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Rolly

Apr 21, 2010, 7:42 AM

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Re: [sparks] Baluarte Bridge - El Palmito, Sinaloa, Mexico

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WOW

I had seen pictures of the bridge, but these pictures of the bridge being built are breathtaking.

Rolly Pirate

tashby

Apr 21, 2010, 8:14 AM

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Re: [sparks] Baluarte Bridge - El Palmito, Sinaloa, Mexico

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What Rolly said.

Those are amazing, and I feel more than a little sick to my stomach. (I have a pronounced fear of heights....particularly regarding driving a car over a cliff.)

johnv

Apr 21, 2010, 9:12 AM

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Great photos and a very interesting bridge, however after viewing and crossing one of the bridges on Presa Infiernillo south of Uruapan, Michoacan a few years ago, where the entire bridge was leaning 5° off kilter, I am very skeptical of Mexican bridge building abilities.

Reefhound

Apr 21, 2010, 10:46 AM

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Re: [sparks] Baluarte Bridge - El Palmito, Sinaloa, Mexico

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Looks like fun... you go first.

It'll be a testament to Mexican bridge building only if it holds up. That sounds like one complex and expensive highway. Hard to imagine they couldn't find an easier route overall.

tonyburton

Apr 21, 2010, 10:54 AM

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Re: [Rolly] Baluarte Bridge - El Palmito, Sinaloa, Mexico

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Yes, it is an amazing project.
The bad news is that Rick and I will have to rewrite a section of our Geo-Mexico book! (We used the Durango-Mazatlán route as a classic example of how terrain affects travel times) - see http://geo-mexico.com/?p=721

Reefhound

Apr 21, 2010, 11:25 AM

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Re: [tonyburton] Baluarte Bridge - El Palmito, Sinaloa, Mexico

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That's bad news? Sounds like a good reason for a new edition and to sell new copies. Use the old route versus the new one for a perfect side by side illustration.

tonyburton

Apr 21, 2010, 12:41 PM

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Re: [Reefhound] Baluarte Bridge - El Palmito, Sinaloa, Mexico

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True enough (we hope!). The 'bad news" was a selfish reaction since it took me a good half a day to research and draw the map we use, and that's now "toast" when we revise the book shortly. But the bridge is great news for those that like heights and want faster travel times between Durango and Mazatlán. It may take a couple more years to complete the highway, though, apparently.

Reefhound

Apr 21, 2010, 2:16 PM

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Re: [tonyburton] Baluarte Bridge - El Palmito, Sinaloa, Mexico

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Hopefully by then things will have settled down and we won't have cartel gangs setting up checkpoints and throwing people over.

Marlene

Apr 21, 2010, 7:56 PM

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Re: [tonyburton] Baluarte Bridge - El Palmito, Sinaloa, Mexico

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There has been a tragic accident at the bridge construction site, courtesy of very strong winds. This article contains photos of the damage, and it's quite scary to think that wind could do this. One young man (25) died and a few others injured. The workers are quite concerned.

http://www.noroeste.com.mx/...792&id_seccion=6

uzarate

Jan 5, 2012, 5:32 PM

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Re: [johnv] Baluarte Bridge - El Palmito, Sinaloa, Mexico

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Really? Well after hurricane Katrina I'm also highly skeptical of the US ability to build levies or to properly coordinate disaster relief!

uzarate

Jan 5, 2012, 5:34 PM

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Re: [Reefhound] Baluarte Bridge - El Palmito, Sinaloa, Mexico

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You're obviously not familiar with Mexico's geography. Pick up a map.

chicois8

Jan 5, 2012, 6:16 PM

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Re: [uzarate] Baluarte Bridge - El Palmito, Sinaloa, Mexico

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In Reply To

You're obviously not familiar with Mexico's geography. Pick up a map.

You do realize you are answering a post almost 2 years old.............

uzarate

Jan 5, 2012, 6:28 PM

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Re: [chicois8] Baluarte Bridge - El Palmito, Sinaloa, Mexico

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That 's not relevant.

richmx2

Jan 5, 2012, 7:51 PM

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Re: [uzarate] Baluarte Bridge - El Palmito, Sinaloa, Mexico

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Neither are U.S. construction projects, though you feel obliged to comment on them.

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