Durango state
BBC, 1/5/2012
The 403m (1,321ft) tall Baluarte bridge spans a deep ravine in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains in the north.
It is part of a new highway crossing some of Mexico’s most rugged terrain, from Mazatlan on the Pacific Coast to Durango in the interior.
The cable-stayed bridge is so tall that the Eiffel Tower would easily fit under its central span.
“This project will unite the people of northern Mexico as never before,” President Calderon said at the inauguration ceremony.
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