1988: The Opening of a Bridge on Mexico’s Eastern Coast

October 17, 1988

The Tampico Bridge in eastern Mexico made its formal debut. This vehicular cable-stayed bridge carries Mexican Federal Highway 180 across the Pánuco River. The bridge specifically connects the port city of Tampico in the state of Tamaulipas with Pueblo Viejo Municipality in the state of Veracruz.

Measuring 5,062 feet (1,543 meters) in length, the Tampico Bridge was designed by civil engineer Modesto Armijo. This structure is maintained by Caminos y Puentes Federales de Ingresos y Servicios Conexos (CAPUFE), the government agency responsible for overseeing and operating federally owned roads and bridges throughout Mexico.

Photo Credit: César Eduardo Ortega Villagómez (licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en)

For more information on the Tampico Bridge, please check out https://www.bridgeinfo.net/bridge/index.php?ID=222 and https://structurae.net/en/structures/tampico-bridge

Additional information on Mexican Federal Highway 180 is available at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Federal_Highway_180