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Puente de Bacunayagua
Bridge
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Scale
~314 m long, ~103-110 m high; 41 slender concrete columns
Status
Cuba's tallest and longest bridge, an iconic Vía Blanca landmark over the Bacunayagua canyon (Mayabeque/Matanzas border). Built 1957-59. Major tourist viewpoint; long-term structural maintenance and tourism-infrastructure upside.
Sector
Transport
Province
Multi-province
Coordinates
23.156, -81.827
Layer
Layer 2 · Atlas
Notes
MITRANS. Inaugurated 1959; marks the Mayabeque–Matanzas boundary ~86 km east of Havana.Controlling entity
National railway operator under the Ministry of Transport. Controls the only railroad in the Caribbean plus the unfinished national expressway program.
Sources: Wikipedia · HighestBridges.com · Lonely Planet