3 g6 q8 X$ m: P: q: Z1 l1 sWorld’s tallest bridge unveiled in Mexico 3 \6 J0 E$ |4 [! L- z$ H( ? 0 `; B& }$ P& I4 [, ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMexico has opened the world’s tallest bridge, which is so tall that the Eiffel Tower could easily fit under its central span. ! b" w+ D" m! t+ O) a) |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 o0 [/ d4 s1 _. d, C$ v. ]
Built over a deep ravine in the Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains ofnorthern Mexico, the 403m-tall (1,322ft) Baluarte bridge was opened byPresident Felipe Calderon on Thursday. . i% d. t q/ B3 g1 }9 {% {5.39.217.76Guinness World Record officials were on hand at the opening ceremony to present an award officially recognising the bridge as the tallest in the world.5.39.217.76) n& ^. V; T- q* t j. E
& _6 p# Q: j: h# C; wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 1,124m-long (3,687ft) bridge is part of a new highway that crosses Mexico’s highly rugged terrain, from Mazatlan in Sinaloa on the Pacific Coast to Durango – an inner state of the country. * r& U; c' h1 u6 P0 d$ n; p # o! x: X3 {/ L5 N! \( i5.39.217.76 % C7 J4 y( p; z7 i( y6 r& }4 JThe bridge in the Sierra Madre Occidental links Mazatlan with Durango
